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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, Jan. 6, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) will hold a virtual roundtable discussion titled: "Root Causes of the Insurrection: Securing Democracy For All." As part of a national day of observances and events, the Congressman's event will feature Ray of Hope Pastor Rev. Cynthia Hale as moderator with a panel of special guests from the faith and public policy disciplines. Ray of Hope is located in DeKalb County, GA.
"The critical issues that impact our day-to-day lives ― such as voting and civil rights, reproductive freedom, climate justice, and consumer and workers' rights ― are being decided by a GOP-packed conservative supermajority on a United States Supreme Court, which is destroying its own legitimacy with partisan decisions that are upending decades of precedent and progress in this nation," said Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), the bill's lead sponsor. "I want to thank Chair Jayapal and the entire Progressive Caucus for endorsing and supporting the Judiciary Act."
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Dear Friends,
Last year's January 6 insurrection was a traumatic event that shook our democracy to its core. The brazen attack on our democracy also exposed America's original moral dilemma -- the demon of racism and white supremacy. As the country becomes increasingly multiracial and multicultural, efforts are underway to further destabilize our democracy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, January 6, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) will be holding a virtual roundtable discussion titled: "Root Causes of the Insurrection: Securing Democracy For All." As part of a national day of observances and events, the Congressman's event will feature Ray of Hope Pastor Rev. Cynthia Hale as moderator with a panel of special guests from the faith and public policy disciplines.
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Judiciary Committee members have introduced several other bills to modernize the judiciary's ethics, disclosure, and transparency rules, which could be swept into omnibus legislation.
"Reforms in our judiciary are needed and past due," said Rep. Hank Johnson, a Georgia Democrat who heads the House Judiciary Committee's courts subcommittee. "The covers are off, and people understand the judicial branch has done an excellent job protecting itself and insulating itself from change. But the need for change is glaring."
Brookwood High School junior Niheer Patel, a junior at Brookwood High School in Gwinnett County, has been named the winner of the 2021 Congressional App Challenge, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced.
STONECREST, GA—Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) led a two-day tour across Georgia's Fourth Congressional District on Dec. 16 and 17 to tout the passing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure law.
Dear friends,
I wish everyone and their families a very Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and happy holiday season as we prepare to close out another challenging year with high hopes for a fresh start in 2022.