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February 7, 2022

DECATUR, GA –Hank Johnson (GA-04) has sent a letter to Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Russell R. McMurry raising concerns that the agency's planned expansion of the I-20 and I-285 interchange east of Atlanta in South DeKalb will exacerbate pollution and climate problems in the area and almost certainly be at the expense of the planning of heavy rail service down the I-20 East corridor.


February 7, 2022
Editorials

Dear Ambassador Frederick Douglass,

I write you today full of optimism that America, the nation that once enslaved our people, continues to advance toward justice, equality, freedom and fairness for all its people.

Issues: Justice & Court Reform

February 4, 2022

Rep. Johnson's SHOP SAFE Act, Cybersecurity Opportunity Act Both Included in COMPETES Act to Strengthen Supply Chains & U.S. Economic Competitiveness


February 4, 2022

DECATUR, GA – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) sent a letter to Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Russell R. McMurry raising concerns that the agency's planned expansion of the I-20 and I-285 interchange east of Atlanta in South DeKalb will exacerbate pollution and climate problems in the area and almost certainly be at the expense of the planning of heavy rail service down the I-20 East corridor.


February 2, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) has partnered with AMC Networks to celebrate Black History Month with the rollout of their 9th annual, award-winning Black History Month PSA campaign.

The campaign celebrates Black History Month and a partnership with members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and Color of Change, the nation's largest online racial justice organization.


January 28, 2022

COVINGTON, GA – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson – as part of the bipartisan Congressional Ethylene Oxide Task Force – released the following statement from his office and the task force about the Environmental Protection Agency's Decision to stand by the 2016 IRIS Value of ethylene oxide (EtO):


January 28, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C.—You may be eligible for a larger tax refund this year because of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). But to get it, you must file a tax return and claim it.

Today, January 28, 2022, marks the 16th anniversary of Awareness Day, a nationwide effort to increase awareness about EITC and free tax preparation sites.


January 27, 2022

Democrats in Georgia's congressional delegation are asking the state's Department of Transportation to outline how it will use funding and new flexibilities outlined in the $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure package to boost the state's public transit system.

Georgia is set to receive nearly $1.4 billion over five years from the package for public transportation — including $923 million for metro Atlanta. Though the law attracted bipartisan support, every GOP member of Georgia's congressional delegation opposed it.


January 26, 2022

ATLANTA, GA –– U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff and Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) are leading a new push to expand public transit across Georgia.