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February 14, 2025

CHAMBLEE, GA – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly fired a large number of CDC employees. The CDC Chamblee Campus is located in Rep. Johnson's district, while the CDC headquarters, just outside his district, employs many of his constituents. The statement is as follows:

Issues: Health Care

February 4, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Henry C. “Hank” Johnson (GA-04) reintroduced a resolution calling on Congress to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, a group of civil rights activists whose courageous actions in 1961 helped dismantle racial segregation in interstate travel.


January 22, 2025

Congressman Hank Johnson released the following statement:

“With the issuance of an Executive Order, Donald Trump has declared war on equal employment and contracting opportunities in the federal government for Black and Brown people, and for women. He seeks to Make America Great Again by turning back the clock and dismantling decades of progress made by Black people in America since enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It wont work.


January 16, 2025
Editorials

Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the statement below following President Joe Biden's farewell address to the nation on Jan. 15, 2025: 

President Joe Biden dedicated 50 years of his life to serving his country, from United States senator to vice president and president of two historic administrations. There is no doubt in my mind that President Biden loved our country and worked tirelessly to ensure that every American had the opportunities and tools necessary to succeed, building up the ladders he himself climbed.


January 16, 2025

Johnson Re-Elected Top Democrat on Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet by His Peers

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced that he will continue to serve as a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for the 119th Congress. 


January 14, 2025

In new letter, top Democratic advocates for Supreme Court transparency press Roberts and the Conference to allow for basic fact-finding in light of Justice Alito’s habit of ethically-questionable conduct


January 10, 2025

DECATUR, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced today that DeKalb County has been awarded $2.8 million through the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program.


January 9, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), the top Democrat on the Judiciary Subcommittee overseeing Federal Courts and a leading legislator on court reform in the House, along with Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), sent a letter to Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito demanding his recusal from Donald J. Trump v. New York.


December 29, 2024

Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement:

“President Carter restored honest competence, integrity, and humility to the Office of the Presidency. He led the nation with vision and courage, although his Southern heritage was used to belittle him in the eyes of many. I know of no man in his post presidency who has had a greater impact on humanity than President Carter. His selfless service to mankind is unparalleled, as was his humbleness and fortitude. Rest In Peace, humble servant!”

 

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December 18, 2024
Speeches

Ranking member Congressman Hank Johnson's opening remarks for IP and Strategic Competition with China: Part IV – Patents, Standards, and Lawfare
 

To watch the hearing: Click HERE
 

December 18, 2024

Everyone here likely has a mobile phone in their pocket.

Issues: Consumer Protection Justice & Court Reform National Security and Foreign Policy