SCOTUS: Friend Or Foe?
WASHINGTON, D.C. — For this year’s Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference (CBB ALC) Congressman Johnson will once again explore the critical need for court reform. The Congressman’s CBC ALC panel SCOTUS: Friend Or Foe? will explore the current state of the ethics-challenged 6-3 MAGA supermajority on the U.S. Supreme Court, which has shown particular contempt for […]
CONGRESSMAN JOHNSON’S STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR.
ATLANTA, GA – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) released the following statement: “I have been ride-or-die loyal to President Biden, who has led our nation out of the dark days of the COVID pandemic, the January 6th Insurrection, and the worst economy since the Great Recession. Under his leadership, America has reclaimed her position as […]
Project 2025 is a ‘Sledgehammer to Democracy’, says Georgia lawmakers
From The Atlanta Voice U.S. Representative Hank Johnson, Georgia State Senator Sonya Halpern, and State Representative Derrick Jackson held a press conference in Atlanta during the Republican National Convention to highlight Donald Trump’s Project 2025 agenda and its dangerous implications for Georgians, from women’s reproductive rights to Social Security and Medicare, and our democracy. Read […]
Congressman Johnson Announces $348K Grant For Georgia Piedmont Technical College
NSF funding will create new career pathway in STEM fields for local high school students CLARKSTON, GA — On May 29, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced it has awarded Georgia Piedmont Technical College (GPTC) in Clarkston with a $347,888 grant for their “Strengthening High School Initiatives in Future Technology” project. The project will develop […]
Congressman Hank Johnson Leads Bipartisan Anti-Trafficking Push
WASHINGTON — U.S. Representatives Hank Johnson (GA-04) and Burgess Owens (UT-04) introduced the Preventing Child Trafficking Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen collaboration between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to combat child trafficking. The bill was first introduced in the Senate by Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) on January […]
Congressman Johnson Proposes Transformational Public Transit Bill
$80B to be invested in better serving constituents, families for transportation WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Jan. 18, 2024, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), a senior member of the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, re-introduced the Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act, which would authorize $20 billion annually for four years ($80B total) to transit systems for their […]
Congressman Johnson Announces $83M to Help Households with Home Energy Costs
STONECREST, WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced that Georgia was awarded $83 million in funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). It’s part of $3.7 billion being released nationwide to help lower heating costs for American families this winter. Administered through the Administration for Children and Families’ Office of Community Services […]
Hank Holds CBC ALC Panel on Expanding SCOTUS
Congressman Johnson invited an all-star panel to his at #ALC52 @TheBlackCaucus panel on expanding SCOTUS and saving democracy. To watch, click HERE.
Congressman Johnson, Sen. Ossoff Introduce Bill To Boost Efforts To Decarbonize Aviation
Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) and Sen. Jon Ossoff (GA) introduced the Hydrogen Aviation Strategy Act to create federal guidelines and conduct studies on the use of hydrogen to decarbonize aviation and to decrease air and noise pollution. Sen. Ossoff introduced the bipartisan bill with U.S. Sen. Lindsay Graham (SC) in the Senate and Rep. Johnson […]
Hank Renews Call for Justice Thomas to Resign
DECATUR, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) is calling for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to resign in the aftermath of ProPublica’s story detailing that the justice has for more than 20 years been treated to luxury vacations and travel by billionaire Republican donor Harlan Crow, who also paid Thomas’ wife a salary of $120,000 for her […]