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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.
I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I express my sincere condolences to the family and friends of a great patriot, Representative Ron Dellums. My sincere condolences for their loss. It is my great honor to be here tonight to…
Today President Trump went to a foreign country and criticized his own country, the United States of America, while bowing and scraping to a foreign dictator, Putin. Americans must ask this obvious question, and it is: Why does President…
I thank the gentlewoman from New York for the time today to address this august body. Let me first compliment the gentlewoman from Washington, D.C., Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, a true legal scholar, a legal patriot, and a fighter…
Today, I rise in opposition to this resolution, which is a Republican attempt to delay and derail the Mueller investigation. Mr. Speaker, what we have today is a Republican President who is under criminal investigation. We have a…
Our job as legislators is to listen to each other and find common ground, to compromise for the good of the American people. Today, Trump Republicans are trying to do comprehensive immigration reform without any committee hearings with…
As I speak, the Trump Republicans wrestle another child from the arms of a refugee parent at our southern border, but I still rise today to honor World Refugee Day. Every year, thousands of refugees journey to the United States of America…
I thank my friend Buddy Carter for yielding to me. For the record, I want it to be known that it was he who called me yesterday to find out what color suit and tie I was going to wear. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a great…
I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge that this body oppose H.R. 2152, which is a classic piece of legislation which poses itself as a solution, but it is in search of a problem. The solution has very…
Zell Miller was the first Governor to appoint a significant number of minorities and women to the Georgia bench. Zell Miller should be remembered for actually desegregating Georgia's courts. As the Daily Report article outlines, by the…
As the corporations, the wealthy, and the well-connected enjoy lavish tax cuts, while retaining the ability to avoid paying any taxes whatsoever because of the many tax loopholes still in the Tax Code, millions of low- and middle-income…
No one in their right mind should be supporting this cynical and hypocritical Republican balanced budget amendment. This resolution has been rushed to the floor today without a single committee hearing. The don't-tax-but-spend Republicans…
So, now the one-third of the cases filed that has resulted in the patent being invalidated, are there settlements that have taken place that are not included within that one-third?
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