Hank Johnson

The United States has been a leader welcoming refugees for decades. Refugees seek our shores to escape war, political and religious persecution, and sometimes fear of imminent death. People flee danger seeking refuge and safety. As…

I thank Congressman Nadler for yielding. Madam Speaker, H.R. 1393, the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017, is an important, bipartisan bill that will help workers and small businesses across the country--large…

I urge my colleagues in the Senate to bring this bill up for a vote soon. This country's employees and businesses deserve quick action.

With over 57 cosponsors during this Congress, it is clear that the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 is an idea whose time has come. I thank my colleagues for their work on this bill and, in particular…

We need to continue to do that.

It is with great disgust that I rise in condemnation of President Trump's withdrawal of the United States from the Paris climate accord. Despite his promise to make America great again, the President's pullout from this agreement does…

the need for oversight of the Obama administration has ended back on January 20th over 100-and-some-odd days ago.

Mr. Readler, the Trump administration has reportedly issued an order instructing agencies to refuse to respond to Democratic Congressional inquiries or information requests. Is that correct?

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 1, after line 16 insert the following new subsection (and redesignate the subsequent subsection accordingly)…

I would like to first commend Chairman Chaffetz for introducing H.R. 1694, the Fannie and Freddie Open Records Act of 2017. I would also like to thank the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cummings) and members of the committee for all of their…

I thank the ranking member, and I appreciate his work. I appreciate the chairman's work on this bill. I believe that this proposal is ill-timed, and that is why I rise in opposition to it. Today, World Intellectual Property Day, the…

I would like to, first of all, thank my good friend from Maryland, Representative Steny Hoyer, for introducing this resolution on behalf of the entire Washington regional delegation. The Greater Washington Soap Box Derby is an annual…

I stand in strong support of H. Res. 92, Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles. The security of our nation and allies rests on a global community of nations acting in a responsible manner. For…

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the American people for what you did over the course of a few months since January, when you found out that your healthcare benefits were threatened by the TrumpCare repeal-and-replace…

Today the Republicans are doing something that goes against what was promised in the campaign, and that was that everyone would have insurance, the insurance would be better, and it would cost less. But, instead, we are going in the…

I stand in strong support to H.R. 1238, the Securing Our Agriculture and Food Act of 2017. Our nation's agricultural sector comprises a substantial portion of our economy. In my home state of Georgia, eggs, beef, poultry, peanuts, onions…

For nearly three decades, State and local law enforcement agencies across America have been flooded with surplus military-grade weaponry through the Pentagon's 1033 program. Late last year, law enforcement in North Dakota responded to…

I thank the gentleman from Maryland for yielding. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise in proud support, and I join my colleague, Congressman Lewis, in supporting H.R. 267 and its efforts to redesignate the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic…

I thank the ranking member for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to H.R. 720, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2017--which is misnamed, just as all of the other bills that we have considered this week that are trying to crush…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 8, line 21, insert after ``Civil Procedure.'' the following (and amend the amendment to the table of…

Since November's election, it seems that there have been a rise in incidents of hate crimes in this country. This wave of hate crimes has spread fear and anxiety in communities of different faiths, ethnicities, and cultures across this…

I thank the gentleman from Maryland for yielding me the time. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to H.R. 725, the so-called Innocent Party Protection Act of 2017. This cynically misnamed bill is a Republican Party effort to coddle and…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Georgia will be postponed. Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Conyers The Acting CHAIR. It is…

Protecting big, multinational corporations from fraud claims is not only unfair, it is odious. If you can't hold a big, multinational corporation accountable for fraud, then your money is at risk, your health is at risk, and the lives of…

I thank the gentleman, and I would ask my colleagues to join me and the distinguished members of those 18 veterans' organizations and oppose this bill.