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Hank Johnson

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Hank Johnson is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 4th congressional district since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he has focused on issues such as civil rights, healthcare, and education during his tenure in Congress. Johnson has been an advocate for social justice and has worked on legislation aimed at improving the lives of his constituents in Georgia. He is known for his commitment to addressing economic disparities and promoting community development.

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  1. Mr. Speaker, today we honor the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization, on the occasion of its 100th anniversary, for a century of unwavering commitment to justice and equality for all. The NAACP, founded on February 12, 1909, by Ida Wells-Barnett, W.E.B. DuBois, Henry Moscowitz, Mary White Ovington, Oswald Garrison Villiard and William English Walling was indeed a labor of diversity. Since its inception, the NAACP has united students, laborers, professionals, scholars, officials and others of all races to advance its vision of a society in which all individuals have equal rights and there is no racial hatred or racial discrimination. Historically, the NAACP may be best known for Thurgood Marshall's successful advocacy leading to the watershed 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision, in which the Supreme Court held that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. The NAACP is also known for the work of its chief advocate for more than 30 years, Clarence Mitchell, who worked to secure the 1957, 1960 and 1964 Civil Rights Acts, as well as the 1965 Voting Rights Act and the 1968 Fair Housing Act. But we salute the NAACP not only for these better-known accomplishments, but for all of its efforts to promote justice and equality for every American, throughout the past 100 years.2 sources2009govinfo.gov
Jun 27, 2026

They were not anti-Israel. They were anti-Israeli government.

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Jun 27, 2026

The same way that the people of America have the opportunity to correct this mistake that we made in electing Donald Trump, who unfortunately got manipulated into war by Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Jun 27, 2026

People don't like this war, and they don't like Israeli government policy that put us into this war.

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Jun 27, 2026

I think Democrats in New York elected three new Democrats that will join our caucus, and I'm looking forward for them participating.

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May 12, 2026

I can't breathe. I am not saying those words to talk about what George Floyd said about 6 years ago before he was choked to death. Those words are not from him. Those are the words that democracy is uttering, is crying: I can't breathe. I…

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Apr 14, 2026

I rise to honor a giant of American history, Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. He was a man whose life was a testament to courage, conviction, and an unshakable faith in justice. Reverend Jackson did not merely witness history. He made…

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Feb 2, 2026

I was privileged to be among those in Congress who traveled to Ghana in 2019 to commemorate the 400-year anniversary of the slave trade. History is so important, and Carter G. Woodson knew the importance of history. He knew that if a…

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Dec 1, 2025

You are the ones who are struggling to put food on the table. You are the ones who are struggling to keep a roof over your head as the head of your family. You are the ones struggling to work 8 hours a day for an honest day's wage only to…

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Nov 19, 2025

I rise today in honor of the remarkable life of my longtime friend, my wife's lifelong best friend, and also my district director, Kathy Register, who passed away unexpectedly last month. When I first took office in 2007, I promised the…

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Jun 25, 2025

I rise today with my Congressional Progressive Caucus colleagues to express my utter horror at the way in which the Trump administration is catapulting us towards an authoritarian state. We in Congress are one of the three branches of…

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Jun 12, 2025

a judiciary cannot stand as a pillar of trust and independence unless it is also anchored in accountability. Yet, as it stands, Federal judges facing serious misconduct allegations can stop an investigation in its tracks by simply stepping…

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May 19, 2025

We will get to a time in this country where we will pass that legislation.

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Apr 29, 2025

I thank the gentleman for his very prescient comments. He spoke of a reign of terror that has been inflicted upon our institutions and the people of this country. As a lawyer, I never thought that I would ever live to see the Department of…

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Apr 29, 2025

After Donald Trump and his co- president Elon Musk took office on January 20, Democrats in Congress realized that we were engaged in a multifaceted struggle to protect and defend everyday Americans from the harm being inflicted by this…

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Apr 29, 2025

I thank the gentlewoman for those very thoughtful comments. The terror that inflicts my colleagues on the other side of the aisle so that they find it impossible to muster the courage to speak out when they see something wrong and hear…

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Apr 29, 2025

I thank the gentlewoman for her passion, for her courage, and for her tenacity in representing the interests of those who have been adversely impacted by crime and who need the justice system to hold accountable those who would violate our…

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Apr 8, 2025

The judicial branch ensures that people, corporations, and even other branches of government follow the law, and if a President does something illegal, which this President is famous for, the only way for the courts to prevent thousands of…

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Apr 8, 2025

A link to the entire document can be found here: https://democracyforward.org/wp-content/uploads/ 2025/04/Final-Letter-Regarding-Protecting-the-Legal-Profession__- 4.2.25-Upd-1.pdf.

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Mar 5, 2025

The VA needs improvement, but reckless cuts are not the answer. Veterans should not bear the brunt of mismanagement.

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Mar 4, 2025

I am stunned that co-Presidents Musk and Trump are firing over 500 FAA employees, including those maintaining radar systems and landing equipment, when aviation safety is already at risk.

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Mar 3, 2025

They’re professional protesters. So, why would we give them a forum to do that right now?

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Mar 2, 2025

President Zelensky may need to step down following the White House clash.

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Mar 2, 2025

Democrats have to help negotiate this, and they've to this point shown no interest in finding a reasonable solution for that.

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