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Washington, DC – Today, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Congressmen Hank Johnson (D-GA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Mike Quigley (D-IL), David Cicilline (D-RI), and Mondaire Jones (D-NY) introduced the Twenty-First Century Courts Act, a robust legislative plan to promote accountability and increase transparency in the federal courts.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted for historic criminal justice reform legislation to advance racial and economic justice for Georgians. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement [MORE] Act will expunge the records of those harmed by cannabis criminalization, create opportunities for all to participate in the legal cannabis industry and decriminalize cannabis at the federal level.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, March 31, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted for landmark legislation to deliver lower insulin costs for Georgia families. By capping out-of-pocket expenses, the Affordable Insulin Now Act will ensure that Georgians pay no more than $35 for a monthly supply of insulin.
Rep. Hank Johnson of Georgia 4th District called out the Biden administration demanding answers on how the federal government spends its advertising money toward Black communities.
He says in part, "unfortunately, the failure of the federal government to spend COVID-19 advertising dollars with Black-owned media and advertising firms is simply the continuation of a problem that has existed for years."
The chamber's Democrats have one serious option to respond to the furor swirling around the Supreme Court justice's wife. They're not using it — yet.
"He absolutely should recuse himself," said Progressive Caucus Chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), adding that it was "outrageous" and "stunning" that he hadn't yet done so. "Clearly the Supreme Court is in need of ethics reforms."
DECATUR, GA – On Wednesday, March 23, 6 p.m., Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) is presenting nine women in Georgia's Fourth District with "Trailblazers" awards in recognition of their pioneering careers and service to the greater community.
All the honorees in recognition of Women's History Month were some of first in their fields of endeavor. The virtual event will be held via Zoom. Register here: https://ushr.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_NFjNYZGtSTKuOJXQu2p57Q
Dear Friends,
After attending the Senate Judiciary Committee's first of four days of Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson on Monday, I'm home in Georgia for the remainder of the week meeting with constituents, including middle-school students, local leaders and workers.
Today, twelve years since President Obama and the Democratic Congress enacted the Affordable Care Act, Rep. Hank Johnson highlighted how this life-saving legislation has expanded access to quality, affordable health insurance in Georgia and across the country.
DECATUR, GA – On Wednesday, March 23, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) is presenting nine (9) women in Georgia's Fourth District with "Trailblazers" awards in recognition of their pioneering careers and service to the greater community.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee that oversees the federal courts, attended the Senate Judiciary Committee first of four days of confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson, the federal judge President Biden has picked to fill Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's seat when he retires this summer. The Congressman issued the following statement: