Hank Johnson

I do believe that you are 100 percent correct on that, and I want to give a shout out to those millionaires who are socially conscious. There are so many people who are afflicted and who are just eaten up with greed, and they already have…

All the while, Congressman Ellison, pitting Americans against each other, trying to stoke hatred and anger amongst the 99 percenters on any issue they can.

I don't represent him, and he doesn't represent me or the folks that predominate my district. I've got a 99er district.

People in the mortuary business who are trying to determine the cause of death for people. You will have more cleanup workers, workers who are dispatched to clean up toxic sites. You'll create those kinds of jobs. Yet, as for the kind of…

It certainly will not create any jobs. There is a false perception that has been bought into wholesale, unanimously, by my Tea Party-Grover Norquist Republican friends, and that is that deregulation somehow creates jobs. Now, I know what…

I thank the gentleman from Minnesota, my junior in the House. When I say that, I mean we're both juniors, having served now in our third terms. We will be officially recognized, I guess if we're fortunate to make it back for the 113th…

They don't have any knowledge of how you grew up and what kind of values you were taught and what kind of family you had. They just want to condemn you because you are a Muslim. They want to make you a threat to America, a threat to our…

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. {time} 1640 Announcement by the Acting Chair The Acting CHAIR…

I just want everyone to know that even though I stand up and talk about the Grover Norquist-Tea Party Republicans, I admire the Tea Partiers because they got up off of their duffs because they were upset about how things were going. They…

That's the way it is. So right now, Congressman Ellison, I feel like I have to say this because you're such a great example of a true American patriot, one who lives life in accordance with your inner ideals. We have the freedom in this…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end of the bill the following: SEC. 12. APPLICATION WITH REGARD TO CERTAIN STATUTE. None of the…

At a time when Americans are not really deeply concerned about investors in European markets and what will happen to them upon Greece or Italy or somewhere like that going belly- up, most Americans are fixated on one problem, ladies and…

I rise in strong opposition to H.J. Res. 2. It represents an attack on the middle class and the most vulnerable in our society by the Grover Norquist Tea Party Republicans. You see, there is no fiscal emergency, but the fiscal crisis has…

Today I rise in great sadness to recognize fallen Doraville police detective, Corporal Robert ``Shane'' Wilson, a citizen of great distinction in my district, who gave his life on behalf of the people who live there. Responding to a home…

Our right to vote is under attack. Photo ID laws on the books in nearly a dozen States, including in my home State of Georgia and pending in 35, are most troubling. Proponents say State-issued photo ID laws prevent voter fraud, but…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for yielding me this time. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of Congressman Woodall's amendment. I would point out that currently States have the ability to enter into reciprocity agreements with other States. This…

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 6, line 14, after the period insert the following: ``Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I agree wholeheartedly with my colleague from Texas, Chairman Smith. This legislation does, in fact, insert the Federal Government into State licensing of firearms, and it does it in a big way. It actually…

Ladies and gentlemen, nothing is more fundamental in our democracy than the right to vote. Unfortunately, our right to vote is under attack. According to a new report by the Brennan Center for Justice, voter suppression laws in States…

I thank my colleague, Congresswoman Fudge, for organizing this Special Order, and also my Whip, Steny Hoyer, for being intimately involved in this. The right to vote is a fundamental right. And this right is under attack. It's the Tea…

I recently introduced the Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act, which will help level the playing field for small businesses and ensure that publicly traded companies no longer masquerade and then receive contracts meant for small…

Thank you, Mr. Green, my colleague from Texas, fellow barrister. I myself practiced law for 27 years before becoming a Congressman. Much of that time was spent as a criminal defense lawyer, and 12 years of that time was spent as a…

America was united in its disgust at the spectacle in Washington during the debt ceiling fiasco. The Republican threat of default ranks among the most reckless and destructive political stunts in modern American history. It undermined the…

I thank the ranking member for yielding. I rise in strong support of this bill, which will keep people working in building our infrastructure. Failure to pass this bill would put politics first and would mean unnecessary economic pain for…

I yield myself the balance of my time. The gentleman from Nebraska is incorrect in terms of the Environmental Protection Agency having conducted a study of the increased air pollution that would come as a result of this pipeline's…