Mar 7, 2017
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. What happened 43, 44 years ago during the Watergate hearings with that seminal question that everyone keeps asking, ``What did the President know, and when did he know it?'' and in…
Hank Johnson
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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.
Congressional Record · 2017-03-07
Mar 7, 2017
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in support of this legislation, H.R. 375, which names the Federal building and U.S. courthouse in Nashville, Tennessee, after the late Senator Fred Thompson. Senator Thompson…
Mar 7, 2017
Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Sanford), my friend, opposes the bill because the CBO scoring process, which came up with a no-cost estimate for this bill, the contention is that that CBO study was insufficient. Well, I…
Mar 7, 2017
Mr. Speaker, I yield an additional 1 minute to the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton).
Mar 7, 2017
Mr. Speaker, I was looking at my congressional calendar, and I noticed that this year we are working in Washington, D.C., more than we have under the past 5 years of the rein of the Republicans. We have been the most do-nothingest…
Feb 28, 2017
Madam Chair, I rise in opposition to H.R. 998, the SCRUB Act. This ill-advised bill would require agencies to undertake a regulatory cut-go process to repeal rules identified by the Commission, with little to no consideration of the…
Feb 16, 2017
Mr. Speaker, I hosted a community listening session where my fellow citizens and I listened to the personal experiences of Muslims, refugees, and other immigrants in the aftermath of the President's Muslim/immigrant ban and ICE dragnet…
Feb 15, 2017
Mr. Speaker, I rise to voice my strong opposition to H.J. Res. 42. I think most Americans are tired of hearing about what President Obama did or didn't do while, at the same time, it seems like it has been years since we had his stable…
Feb 15, 2017
Those are the issues that the American people certainly would be interested in knowing, what is happening with their property. But instead of creating a jobs bill, what we are dealing with here is a measure that would repeal a Department…
Feb 7, 2017
Mr. Speaker, today I rise to voice my strong opposition to H.J. Res. 57, which is another Republican proposal to erode the oversight and enforcement authority of the Department of Education. In 2015, Congress responded to the voice of the…
Feb 2, 2017
Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this resolution and the complete dismantlement of the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces executive order. Among other worker protection benefits…
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