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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) echoed President Obama’s announcement that service members whose service was extended under stop loss orders in Iraq and Afghanistan have until October 21, 2010, to apply for retroactive pay.
Troops eligible for retroactive pay will receive $500 a month for each month their service was extended. The Defense Department estimates that while 145,400 troops are eligible and only 58,000 claims have been paid out thus far.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04), Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy, today presided over a hearing focused on competition and the law in the evolving digital marketplace.
The hearing was the latest in a series of Courts and Competition Policy hearings Rep. Johnson initiated entitled “An Antitrust System for the 21st Century.”
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) Hoy, el Congresista Hank Johnson (GA-04) hizo las siguientes declaraciones para celebrar el mes de la herencia Hispana, el que empieza el 15 de Septiembre y se extiende hasta el 15 de Octubre de cada año.
“Make it in America” strategy to help put Americans back to work
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With middle-class Georgians and small businesses back home in mind, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted today to boost the American manufacturing industry and help create jobs by requiring Congress and the Department of Homeland Security to purchase products made in America.
Lithonia, GA - Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) se complace en anunciar hoy que él ayudó a conseguir más de $ 2 millones de dólares para proyectos de transporte en el área, incluido el Corredor I-20 Este en el sur de Dekalb, el BeltLine Atlanta y Jimmy Carter Boulevard sobre la I-85 en el Condado de Gwinnett.
Más de $ 1.2 millones de dólares serán para el Corredor I-20 Este para iniciar el trabajo ambiental en la primera fase de la expansión del corredor y $ 475.000 dólares se destinarán para el Beltline.
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement today on the ninth anniversary of September 11:
“Today is a day of deep reflection and remembrance as we honor the victims and heroes of that tragic morning nine years ago. I hope everyone takes some time to remember the nearly 3,000 American lives that were cut short that day and salute the firefighters, first responders and rescue workers who sacrificed their lives saving others.
LITHONIA, GA – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) is pleased to announce that more than $7 million in Neighborhood Stabilization grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development is heading to DeKalb and Gwinnett counties.
DeKalb County will receive $5.2 million and Gwinnett will receive more than $2 million. Rockdale County will be able to apply to the state to receive a share of the funds. Counties can use the money to buy foreclosed homes and renovate them.
VA Health Care and Benefits Provided for Many Vietnam Veterans
WASHINGTON – Veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in Vietnam and other areas will have an easier path to access quality health care and qualify for disability pay under a final regulation published tomorrow in the Federal Register by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
The new rule expands the list of health problems VA will presume to be related to Agent Orange and other herbicide exposures to add two new conditions and expand one existing category of conditions.