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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.
Mr. Chairman, the Department of Justice, the same Federal agency that obtained benefits for the homeowners who were hurt by the excesses of the big banks, that Justice Department is now controlled by Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, who is…
Mr. Chairman, 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 11, insert after ``settlement agreement'' the following: ``(except as provided…
Mr. Chairman, it is nonsense to say that this bill protects corporate polluters and corporate wrongdoers--that is what we just heard--and that the amendment is unnecessary because it addresses indirect harm, and that indirect harm should…
Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Michigan for the time. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to H.R. 732, which would prohibit the U.S. Government from entering into settlement agreements or enforcing settlement agreements if the…
Mr. Chairman, I rise to offer an amendment to this so-called Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act. It is not a slush fund at all. It is a fund that goes to compensate people who are harmed due to the wrongdoing of mostly large multinational…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to protect and defend our DREAMers. Now that President Trump has failed all of us by rescinding DACA, Congress must now move immediately to protect these courageous, patriotic DREAMers like my constituent and…
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman, my friend from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Congressman Dwight Evans, for anchoring this Special Order hour, the subject of which is Root Out Racism, #rootoutracism. It is a sensitive topic, somewhat…
I think it is important to understand the act here gives flexibility to the States to decide where to put the office of supervision.
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 3440, the DREAM Act, to protect DREAMers like Rey, a priest at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta. The SPEAKER pro tempore. As previously announced, the unanimous consent…
Mr. Speaker, I thank the Congresswoman, and I rise in strong support for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on the important topic of forced arbitration. I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on H.J. Res. 111. Forced arbitration is a…
Mr. Speaker, on Monday, July 24, 2017, I was unavoidably detained attending to a funeral in my home state. Thus, I was not present for the rollcall votes that were cast. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: 1. H.R…
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