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LITHONIA – Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) issued the following statement to honor the memory and legacy of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the eve of the 47th anniversary of his famous “I Have A Dream” speech.
“Martin Luther King Jr. is the embodiment of sacrifice and spirit that helped lead us to become a better society, a better nation and world,” said Johnson.
“His speech 47 years ago from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial should serve as a reminder today that while we have made great progress, we still have a long way to go in fulfilling the Dream.
LITHONIA, GA – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement today on Georgia being awarded $400 million in Race to the Top funds to reform education:
“Congratulations to the State of Georgia and in the Fourth Congressional District –DeKalb, Rockdale and Gwinnett schools ¬– for taking this competition seriously and thinking constructively about how to improve the education of all our children,” said Johnson.
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LITHONIA, GA – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) is pleased today to announce that he helped secure more than $2 million for area transportation projects, including the I-20 east Corridor in south DeKalb, the Atlanta BeltLine and Jimmy Carter Boulevard over I-85 in Gwinnett County.
More than $1.2 million will go towards the I-20 East Corridor for initial environmental work in Phase I of the corridor expansion and $475,000 will go to the BeltLine.
LITHONIA, GA – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) played host to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman James Oberstar (MN-08) on August 16, showing the Chairman the Atlanta BeltLine, the Perimeter Center, I-85 and Jimmy Carter Boulevard, the I-20 East Corridor and Arabia Mountain Heritage Area bike paths.
LITHONIA, GA – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) is pleased today to announce that he secured $700,000 for Rockdale County schools from the Department of Education.
Congressman Johnson requested the funding as part of the FY 2010 Labor, Health and Education appropriations bill.
WASHINGTON, DC - El Congresista Hank Johnson (GA-04) ha votado a favor de la Ley de Asistencia para empleos en Educación y Medicaid, que salvará o creará más de 300.000 empleos en Estados Unidos - 140.000 puestos de trabajo para docentes y 150.000 puestos de trabajo para oficiales de policía, bomberos y enfermeras.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) today voted for the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act, which will save or create more than 300,000 American jobs – 140,000 teacher jobs and 150,000 jobs for police officers, firefighters and nurses.
The measure will save or create more than 5,600 teaching jobs in Georgia and provide Georgia with much-needed Medicaid funds, which will prevent the state from cutting thousands of jobs for teachers, firefighters and other public workers.
ATLANTA, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) is co-hosted a two-day community event on July 30 and 31 with Reps. John Lewis and David Scott to help struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure.
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In conjunction with the U.S. Department of Treasury, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Hope Now Alliance and NeighborWorks America, Rep. Johnson was pleased to hold Help for Homeowners at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.