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Georgia Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson described the testimony as a "smoking gun," and Michigan Democrat Dan Kildee called it a "game changer."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet (IP), issued the following opening statement at Tuesday's hearing on: "The Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the Appointments Clause: Implications of Recent Court Decisions." To watch the hearing, click HERE.
Reps. Johnson, Woodall introduce bipartisan "Gold Star Father's Day" to honor veteran families
WASHINGTON, D.C.— On November 15, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) and Congressman Rob Woodall (GA-07) introduced the bipartisan H. Res. 706, which designates Nov. 9 as "Gold Star Father's Day," nationally.
As President Trump traveled to Atlanta last week to, in part, tout his tax break program called Opportunity Zones, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) was introducing the Opportunity Zone Fairness and Inclusion Act, H.R. 4999, to bring inclusion, diversity, and fairness to the administration's development program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) attended an historic markup in House Judiciary Committee of Rep. Jackie Speier's H.J. Res.79 that facilitates the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet (IP), held a hearing today on the growing problem of "snap" removals to federal court, a new tactic that has emerged in the often high-stakes fight to move litigation from state to federal court. When a lawsuit is filed in state court, a defendant may try to "remove" the case to federal court by invoking the courts' diversity jurisdiction. The following is Congressman Johnson's opening statement.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Even as President Trump traveled to Atlanta last week to, in part, tout his tax break program called Opportunity Zones, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) was introducing the Opportunity Zone Fairness and Inclusion Act, H.R. 4999, to bring inclusion, diversity, and fairness to the administration's development program.
ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. - The Rockdale County Board of Commissioners paid their respects to service members at the Walk of Heroes Veterans War Memorial Park.
Dear Veterans and families,
Every Veterans Day, Americans come together to remember those who have served our country around the world in the name of freedom and democracy.
The debt we owe you is immeasurable. Your sacrifices, and those of your families, are freedom's foundation. Without the brave efforts of all of you -- soldiers, sailors, airmen and women, Marines and Coast Guardsmen and women and your families -- our country would not be free.
When I was first elected to Congress in 2007, I made the pledge of "Taking Care of Home First."
More than 200 members of congress, clergy and lay leaders celebrated the historic launch of the Congressional Caucus on Black-Jewish Relations Oct. 23.