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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. Speaker, I rise to recognize an everyday hero, a young constituent of mine who has set an example we would all do well to follow. Mary Patricia Hector, a 15-year-old from Lithonia, Georgia, refused to sit idly by while children across…
Through executive actions, President Obama has already worked with the Patent Office to improve the quality of patents by tightening functional claiming.
Now, there's no doubt that there is abusive behavior occurring in patent litigation and it's causing harm to large and small businesses alike.
Mr. Speaker, Republicans have again recklessly threatened America's future by allowing the Nation, already in a Republican shutdown, to default on its debt unless the Congress votes to stop ObamaCare. The government has been shut down for…
Mr. Speaker, I deeply regret that the Republicans have shut down the government. They have shut the whole thing down. Their 2-year-old plan to shut down the government over the Affordable Care Act is as harmful as it is fruitless. However…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today as a member of the Safe Climate Caucus. How much longer will the Republicans deny the science of climate change? Today, the world's leading climate change scientists say that it is extremely likely that human…
Mr. Speaker, I rise to talk about this heartless and mean-spirited attempt by my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to cut $40 billion from the SNAP program--the food stamp program--that ensures that children, seniors, and poor…
In response, Mr. Chairman, I would say that the old ways of creating or producing energy--those ways that foul up our environment and pollute our air and water and cause health concerns to the people of this great Nation--those types of…
Mr. Chairman, 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 Iowa will be postponed. Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Sessions The Acting…
Mr. Chairman, in response, I would point out that with respect to interrelated regulations, different regulatory authorities have different regulatory objectives. And so, to require that one agency survey the other to see whether or not…
Mr. Chairman, I oppose this amendment because it would add yet another onerous and unnecessary burden on agencies and will further stifle agency rulemaking. Among other things, the REINS Act requires that an agency issuing a rule submit…
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