119th Congress
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Henry C. “Hank” Johnson (GA-04) reintroduced a resolution calling on Congress to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, a group of civil rights activists whose courageous actions in 1961 helped dismantle racial segregation in interstate travel.
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Despite the Republican-controlled 118th Congress going down as one of the least productive in modern history, it will be remembered for House Democrats putting people over politics with a laser focus on lowering costs, creating better paying jobs, and fighting for safer communities. For Congressman Johnson, the 118th started with helping secure $20 million EPA grant for electric school buses in DeKalb County and ended helping constituents overcome the BioLab fire in Conyers.
Congressman Hank Johnson released the following statement:
“With the issuance of an Executive Order, Donald Trump has declared war on equal employment and contracting opportunities in the federal government for Black and Brown people, and for women. He seeks to Make America Great Again by turning back the clock and dismantling decades of progress made by Black people in America since enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It wont work.
Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the statement below following President Joe Biden's farewell address to the nation on Jan. 15, 2025:
President Joe Biden dedicated 50 years of his life to serving his country, from United States senator to vice president and president of two historic administrations. There is no doubt in my mind that President Biden loved our country and worked tirelessly to ensure that every American had the opportunities and tools necessary to succeed, building up the ladders he himself climbed.
Johnson Re-Elected Top Democrat on Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet by His Peers
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced that he will continue to serve as a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for the 119th Congress.
In new letter, top Democratic advocates for Supreme Court transparency press Roberts and the Conference to allow for basic fact-finding in light of Justice Alito’s habit of ethically-questionable conduct
DECATUR, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced today that DeKalb County has been awarded $2.8 million through the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), the top Democrat on the Judiciary Subcommittee overseeing Federal Courts and a leading legislator on court reform in the House, along with Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), sent a letter to Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito demanding his recusal from Donald J. Trump v. New York.