Press Releases

Oct 25, 2012

Rep. Johnson works to protect Americans’ fundamental rights to privacy

Issues: Justice, Civil Liberties, & Government Accountability

Congressman Hank Johnson participated in a bipartisan House Judiciary Crime Subcommittee Field Forum on the domestic use of drones.

Oct 16, 2012

New report, same story: The Ryan Medicare plan hikes health costs for seniors

Rep. Johnson cites new Kaiser Foundation study showing the Ryan-Republican Medicare plan will increase premiums for millions of seniors on Medicare

Oct 5, 2012

Rep. Johnson aces economic equality report card

Issues: Consumer Protection, Economy and Jobs, Justice, Civil Liberties, & Government Accountability

Hank announced that he earned an “A+” and landed on the honor roll for the Institute for Policy Studies report card for supporting legislation and measures to narrow America’s widening economic divide.

Oct 2, 2012

Despite Republican recess, Hank in Washington working

Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) today joined Democrats urging the House to return to work on the nation’s unfinished business from tax cuts to the deficit, the Farm Bill to saving the Postal Service.

Sep 27, 2012

Rep. Hank Johnson meets with members of DeKalb Chamber of Commerce

Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) met with members of the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce today to discuss jobs, the economy and the looming “fiscal cliff.”

Sep 19, 2012

Rep. Hank Johnson honored at Arthritis & Musculoskeletal summit

Issues: Health Care

Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) received the Vanguard Award from the Movement is Life Steering Committee at the 2012 Caucus on Arthritis & Musculoskeletal Health Disparities.

Sep 13, 2012

Hank stands up for the U.S. Postal Service

Congressman Johnson (GA-04) gave a 5-minute floor speech today defending the U.S. Postal Service, urging his colleagues to repeal the 2006 mandate that it pre-fund 100 percent of retiree insurance premiums.

Sep 13, 2012

Congressional Courage: Rep. Johnson shares inspiring story

Issues: Health Care

Congressman discusses overcoming illness in The Washington Post; the way forward in the national fight against ‘silent epidemic’

Sep 12, 2012

Rep. Johnson denounces Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act without privacy protections

Issues: Justice, Civil Liberties, & Government Accountability
Aug 23, 2012

Hank introduces VOTE Act to protect accuracy of elections

Issues: Justice, Civil Liberties, & Government Accountability

Congressman: Vote Act ensures the sanctity of the voting process

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