117th Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. David Scott (GA-13), Hank Johnson (GA-04) and Nikema Williams (GA-05) announced today that three organizations in DeKalb County, Decatur and Atlanta will receive a total of more than $2.1 million in Public Health AmeriCorps funding from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism.
The grants will support 87 Public Health AmeriCorps members in Congressional Districts 4, 5 and 13.
"The Jan. 6 committee has a lot of irons in the fire, including Ginni Thomas," said Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), "and I think that anything that interferes with their work is not something that I support."
Senator Chris Murphy and Representative Hank Johnson, who has suggested Thomas resign — are renewing calls to pass the Supreme Court Ethics Act, which they reintroduced last year to "reverse some of the dangerous p
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., are courting support for the Supreme Court Ethics Act, which would require the creation of a judicial ethics code. And senior lawmakers are publicly pushing Thomas to recuse himself from cases that involve the lobbying activities of his wife, Virginia "Ginni" Thomas.
Washington, DC – Today, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Congressmen Hank Johnson (D-GA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Mike Quigley (D-IL), David Cicilline (D-RI), and Mondaire Jones (D-NY) introduced the Twenty-First Century Courts Act, a robust legislative plan to promote accountability and increase transparency in the federal courts.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted for historic criminal justice reform legislation to advance racial and economic justice for Georgians. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement [MORE] Act will expunge the records of those harmed by cannabis criminalization, create opportunities for all to participate in the legal cannabis industry and decriminalize cannabis at the federal level.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, March 31, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted for landmark legislation to deliver lower insulin costs for Georgia families. By capping out-of-pocket expenses, the Affordable Insulin Now Act will ensure that Georgians pay no more than $35 for a monthly supply of insulin.
Rep. Hank Johnson of Georgia 4th District called out the Biden administration demanding answers on how the federal government spends its advertising money toward Black communities.
He says in part, "unfortunately, the failure of the federal government to spend COVID-19 advertising dollars with Black-owned media and advertising firms is simply the continuation of a problem that has existed for years."
The chamber's Democrats have one serious option to respond to the furor swirling around the Supreme Court justice's wife. They're not using it — yet.
"He absolutely should recuse himself," said Progressive Caucus Chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), adding that it was "outrageous" and "stunning" that he hadn't yet done so. "Clearly the Supreme Court is in need of ethics reforms."