Hank Johnson

This is an anti-regulatory bill drafted by the American Legislative Exchange Council, also known as ALEC.

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. 4 Offered by Mr. Connolly The Acting CHAIR. It is…

This bill is about profits over people. This bill puts the Koch brothers' profits above people's health. No one knows how much air pollution this pipeline will cause or how the pollution will impact public health. My amendment, which has…

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 3, line 4, insert ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Notwithstanding Executive''. Page 3, after line 21…

I implore my colleagues to address the global climate process. A recent academic study found that 97 percent of scientists agree that human activity is mainly responsible for climate change. That same study concluded that the public has…

Today I rise in support of consumer protection and privacy on mobile devices. Every day, millions of Americans use mobile applications to help us get through the day, but many consumers do not know that their data is being collected. This…

Today I introduce H.R. 1844, the Arbitration Fairness Act. Forced arbitration agreements stack the deck against working people and have been of concern to me ever since I've come to Congress. These agreements are pervasive and they…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Chairman, like a kid at a carnival, I rise in full support of H.R. 527, the Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act of 2013. Mr. Chairman, I'm relieved, and I'm sure that the American people are…

Sadly, Republicans are just blowing in the wind and can't seem to tether themselves down to take on such an important task. They float off in different directions unable to appoint conferees to negotiate with the Senate. Yesterday, despite…

With sequestration delaying flights and harming our economy, our Nation needs a little gas. Say what you will, but this is just the best thing that we can do here. So I'd like to float a simple idea: stop wasting our time. Let's get to the…

Today I have introduced two bills to help small businesses. We all like to talk about how small businesses are the engine of our economy, and that's because that is true. That's why I have introduced the Help Entrepreneurs Create American…

Today, I rise to cite the fact that the American people and Democrats and scientists agree that climate change is a danger to us all, but where are the Republicans? A week ago, I joined my colleagues in the Safe Climate Caucus to challenge…

I oppose H.R. 1120. This is just a naked attempt to neuter the National Labor Relations Board. This is done in concert with the United States Senate, which refuses to confirm any nominees by the President to the NLRB, and in concert also…

Most Americans watching these proceedings today are watching them on C-SPAN. C-SPAN is a public service that was created by the cable industry in 1979 to carry our House proceedings and other public affairs programming. It's carried in my…

Oral statement on H.R. 981

Thank you, Mr. Ranking Member. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the so-called Ryan budget Path to Prosperity, which really should be called the Ryan budget ``Mainline to Misery for the Middle Class.'' Budgets are a reflection of our…

``Ryanomics,'' the House Republican budget, the so-called path to prosperity, is based upon a fanciful theory of trickle-down economics. This is a well-worn idea that belies the facts that we've seen proven time and time again. That truth…

I understand what a troll is, but I also know that every person or entity that files a patent infringement suit is not a troll.

Today, Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to this hyperpartisan and inhumane House substitute version of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. This version is inhumane and cynical because it removes certain classes of…

Sequestration is a self- inflicted wound that really does not have to happen. I hate to make my Tea Party friends uncomfortable by using a dirty word, but with a little compromise we can get this thing passed. If Tea Party Republicans…

Had I been present on Thursday, February 14, 2013, I would have voted ``no'' on the motion on ordering the previous question on the rule and ``no'' on H. Res. 66, the rule providing for consideration of H.R. 273. ____________________

On behalf of the citizens of the Fourth Congressional District of Georgia, I wish to extend our condolences to the people of the great State of Connecticut. Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers. Mr. Speaker, unless this…

It's not profitable at this time for private industry to invest in such a new way of producing energy. There's no profit in it, so they won't do it. Government has the leadership and the vision to understand where we need to go, how we…

Yes. A Republican, by the way, 1958, I believe it was, decided that this country needed an interstate highway system. Where would we be if we had not committed the dollars to get that done? When we did that, it was an investment in the…

We definitely do. I think we've spent about 1\1/2\ percent per year of the Federal budget on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from 1958 up until a few years ago. Can you imagine if the United States Government had left it…