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June 24, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (Ga-04) voted for H.R. 1443, the LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act, which improves equal access to credit for LGBTQ-owned small businesses by taking steps to improve data collection by financial institutions. This important bill will improve transparency around lending practices at financial institutions so that communities, government agencies and lenders can advance fair and equal credit access for the LGBTQ business community.


June 22, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, sent a letter to President Joe Biden today urging the 46th President of the United States of America to honor the Freedom Riders with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.

More than 40 members of Congress – including more than 15 members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) – joined Rep. Johnson on the letter.


June 21, 2021
DECATUR, GA — Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), is encouraging hardworking families to be on the lookout for advance monthly payments of the Child Tax Credit of up to $300 per month per child beginning July 15th through December.
"The expanded and improved Child Tax Credit is historic and is a defining moment in House Democrats' mission to uplift the middle class and cut child poverty," said Rep. Johnson.

June 17, 2021

DECATUR, GA—On June 12, Congressman Hank Johnson hosted the "Truth Bringer in Chief" Angela Rye on his latest episode of "Live With Hank," via his Instagram page.

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June 17, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, pressed FBI Director Christopher Wray for answers around gun violence, the murders in March 2021 of eight people – six of whom were Asian-American women in Atlanta – and on how the Bureau is combatting the rise of domestic terrorism, including white supremacists. Below is a transcript and video link of the exchange.

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June 17, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), a champion of quality, affordable healthcare for all Americans, issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act in California v. Texas, a lawsuit brought by 18 Republican-led states – including Georgia -- and backed by the Trump administration seeking to completely dismantle the health care law:

Issues: Health Care

June 16, 2021

Rep. Johnson Helped Secure Tax Credit through September in the American Rescue Plan

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced today that the IRS will continue to provide tax credits to help local small businesses cover the costs of providing paid sick and family leave for workers through September.


June 10, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, pressed Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray for answers around gun violence, the murders in March 2021 of eight people – six of whom were Asian-American women in Atlanta – and on how the Bureau is combatting the rise of domestic terrorism, including white supremacists. Below is a transcript and video link of the exchange.


June 10, 2021
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Dear Friends,

It's been busy couple of weeks here in Georgia and in Washington since I last wrote.

Issues: Justice & Court Reform Transportation & Infrastructure

June 10, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Hank Johnson, a senior member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, unveiled the list of five projects included in the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act.

The INVEST Act is a five-year, $547 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill that is being marked up and voted out of the Transportation Committee (T&I) this week.