115th Congress
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), along with House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr (D-MI), Congressional Black Caucus Chair Cedric Richmond (D-LA) and House Judiciary Committee Members Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), and Jamie Raskin (D-MD), today released the following joint statement after the Republican led House Committee on Administration voted on party lines to repeal the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) yesterday:
CLARKSTON, GA – On Friday, March 3rd from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Rep Hank Johnson (GA-04), will be hosting his 2nd Annual Career and Community Resources Fair at Georgia Piedmont Technical College.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement after the vice president was called to Capitol Hill to break the tie on a vote to confirm a member of the cabinet – Betsy DeVos as the next Education Secretary – for the first time in U.S. history:
Dear Friends,
Good morning Chairman Shuster and Ranking Member DeFazio.
I want to first express my gratitude in returning to this committee after a 6-year hiatus. I have always appreciated the important bipartisan work of this committee, and as the nation moves forward, the work of this committee becomes all the more crucial in ensuring America's ability to lead in the growing global economy.
LITHONIA, GA – On Saturday, April 29th at 11 a.m., Rep Hank Johnson (GA-04), will be hosting the 2017 Congressional Arts Competition Reception for high school students in the Fourth Congressional District.
The annual event will be held at the Lou Walker Senior Center. Congressman Johnson is excited about showcasing some great young artists.
Each year thousands of dollars in scholarships from SCAD and the Art Institute of Atlanta, are given to students across the district. Last year the competition awarded four college scholarships worth a total of $35,000.
This month, I hope you'll join me in celebrating Black History Month.
50 years ago, The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a revealing interview to NBC News that acknowledged the soul searching and agonizing moments he'd gone through since his most famous speech in 1963. He told NBC the old optimism of the civil rights movement was a little superficial and now needed to be tempered with a solid realism.
Dear Friends,
Earlier this month I announced that Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi appointed me to a coveted seat on the powerful House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I).
DECATUR, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) today released the following statement after President Trump's sweeping Executive Order (EO) shut down borders to refugees and others from seven mostly Muslim countries. Rep. Johnson and Rep. John Lewis went down to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Jan. 28 to help facilitate the release of Georgia residents held unconstitutionally:
DECATUR, GA – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) denounced the Trump Administration's action to immediately halt all advertising and other outreach activities for the ACA Marketplaces by HHS in the critical last few days of Open Enrollment.