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January 30, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. Henry "Hank" Johnson has joined House Democrats in introducing H.R. 1, the For the People Act, a sweeping anti-corruption package to clean up Washington, protect and expand voting rights, restore integrity to government and put the needs and priorities of the American people ahead of special interests.

H.R. 1 delivers on Democrats' steadfast promise to clean up corruption and end the chaos in Washington. It offers the most transformational and comprehensive suite of anti-corruption reforms in a generation.


January 27, 2021
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Dear Friends,

On Saturday, January 30 at 11 AM, I'm hosting a Zoom town hall on the COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Included on the call will be Dr. Sandra Elizabeth Ford, District Health Director of the DeKalb County Board of Health; Clint Odom, Vice President for Policy and Advocacy, Executive Director, Washington Bureau of National Urban League and Amanda Hollowell, Director of Strategic Campaigns for Georgia Budget and Policy Institute.

We will discuss:

Issues: Consumer Protection Health Care Seniors and Social Security

January 22, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On January 14, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) introduced a resolution calling for Congress to expel Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks from the House of Representatives for his part in inciting the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.


January 15, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last night, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) was named as a member to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, the main investigative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives.

This Committee is tasked with oversight of the executive branch and will have a central role in picking up the pieces from the Trump administration.


January 10, 2021

Congressman Hank Johnson - GA came on The Rashad Richey Morning Show to describe his close and personal encounter with the terrorist attack on the U.S. Capital, Wednesday, January 6th.

The Congressman says it was alarming to not know what was going on. Johnson gave a moment-by-moment description of the saga which detailed rioters banging at the door, Speaker Pelosi being swept away by law enforcement and hearing a gun shot while sheltering in place.


January 10, 2021

ATLANTA — Georgia Reps. Lucy McBath and Hank Johnson signed on to a letter sent Wednesday following the storming of the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob asking Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment and have President Donald Trump removed from office.


January 10, 2021

Rattled by his experience of being locked in the House chamber as a mob breached the U.S. Capitol, Georgia Congressman Hank Johnson is calling on Congress to advance articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump and bring to justice the rioters who threw the seat of government into disarray earlier this week.


January 10, 2021

As the nation's Capitol came under attack — not from a foreign power, but from a mob supporting President Donald Trump after he encouraged people to show up en masse to protest the certification of the presidential election — Georgia officials used social media platforms to express outrage and concern about the disturbing scene.

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January 10, 2021

U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson is asking his colleagues in Congress to censure President Donald Trump after audio of a phone call, in which he asked Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to "find" him enough votes to reverse Joe Biden's win in the state, surfaced over the weekend.