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August 15, 2019

Significantly high cancer rates reported in 30014 ZIP Code

COVINGTON—Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) today sent letters to the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state Environmental Protection Division (EPD) demanding answers as to why his constituents in Covington were not informed about a dangerous chemical being released into the community's air.

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Issues: Environment

August 14, 2019

Congressman Questions Why Residents Weren't Told of Carcinogenic Chemical in the Community; What Steps Are Being Taken for Remediation

Reps. McBath, Scott also sign letter to agencies concerning Cobb Co. plant


August 7, 2019

As Brett Kavanaugh's Senate confirmation fight reached a crescendo last year, U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson suggested that he intended to do his own digging into the U.S. Supreme Court pick's background. Read More.


August 6, 2019
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Dear Friends,

I'm hosting a series of town halls throughout the Fourth District to hear your thoughts and concerns on the issues most important to you. All events will be held from 6 to 7:30 PM. I'm holding my first town hall of the series at the Lou Walker Senior Center on Tuesday, August 13th. On Thursday, September 5th I'll be at Snellville City Hall. On Tuesday, October 8, I'll be at the Rockdale Career Academy and on Thursday, October 10th I'll be at the Newton County Courthouse.

Issues: Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Consumer Protection Economy and Jobs Education Energy Environment Health Care Justice & Court Reform National Security and Foreign Policy Seniors and Social Security Transportation & Infrastructure

August 6, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Chairman Hank Johnson (D-GA) sent a letter to the National Archives and Records Administration to request that the National Archives complete its review and release records to the Committee related to Justice Brett M.


August 5, 2019

DECATUR, GA – Senior Judiciary Committee member and Chairman of the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet subcommittee, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement on the devastating mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio:


August 2, 2019

The chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet in the House of Representatives, along with a Republican congresswoman from Alabama, proposed a bipartisan bill to amend the patent dance in the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA).


August 2, 2019

Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) traveled with Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a Congressional delegation to Ghana to hold high-level discussions with Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo, Speaker Mike Oquaye and other senior government officials. The delegation also visited U.S. Army Africa headquarters in Italy. Speaker Pelosi delivered an address to the Ghanaian Parliament.

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