Hank Johnson: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman; and I want to commend you for holding this hearing on this very important issue right now.”

I thank Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, as well as Congressman Jonathan Jackson, for convening us together tonight to host this special tribute to our dearly loved and dearly departed colleague, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee…

Fireworks, is what Johnson, R-La., said he expects from Trump’s speech, dismissing as nonsense concerns that Congress is ceding too much power to the White House.

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…

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…