115th Congress
Each spring, a nation-wide high school arts competition is sponsored by the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
The annual competition serves as an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent in the nation, as well as in our Congressional District. The Artistic Discovery Contest is open to all high school students in the 4th District. The winning artwork of our district's competition will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol. The exhibit in Washington will include the winning artwork from all participating districts from around the country.
On May 10, Congressman Hank Johnson hosted and moderated an event with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials and members of immigrant communities from DeKalb and Gwinnett County at Georgia Piedmont Technical College's Conference Center.
The meeting provided a rare opportunity for members of the community to air out their grievances with recent ICE operations, as well as the recent executive orders passed down by President Trump's administration.
Congressman Johnson shares his views on the recent firing of former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey, during a May 10 interview with 11 Alive News.
By terminating FBI Director James Comey, President Donald Trump has continued his assault on our Republic.
As recently as last week, Comey confirmed that the FBI has active ongoing counter terrorism and criminal investigations into the Trump campaign's connections to the Russian government's attempts to influence the outcome of this country's most recent presidential election.
The abrupt and unwarranted firing of James Comey appears to be another impulsive act; but a deeper view may reveal a cold, calculated and self-serving attempt to derail ongoing investigations.
People have come to depend on Medicare to plan their futures, said Kathleen Connors, head of Georgia Refugee Health and Mental Health at the Well Refugee Center in Clarkston. Connors spoke at the event organized by the office of U.S. Congressman Hank Johnson, a Democrat.
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Lithonia resident Jerry Myers is U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson's "Small Business of the Year" recipient for the 4th District.
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In honor of National Small Business Week, Congressman Hank Johnson invited Lithonia resident Jerry Myers to the nation's capitol on May 2 as his "Small Business of the Year" recipient for the 4th Congressional District.
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The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved a bill amendment sponsored by Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., that extends nine open records exemptions to two mortgage companies that were put into federal conservatorship nearly a decade ago.
The amendment is attached to a bill that would change federal open information rules to make them apply to companies that are in federal conservatorship or receivership. The amendment passed 410-5, while the full bill passed 425-0.
Some Democrats, including U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson of Lithonia, indicated they were inclined to support it, especially since it denied Trump money for many of the top items on his policy wish list, including a border wall.
"It makes me feel good about the direction of the country that the Democrats and the Republicans could come together and work out a budget for the remainder of the 2017 fiscal year," he said.
The House voted 217-213 in favor of the amended version American Health Care Act, with about 20 Republicans, mostly moderates, siding with Democrats in opposition to the bill. Among Gwinnett's three congressmen, Reps. Rob Woodall and Jody Hice, both R-Ga., voted for it while Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., opposed it...