Hank Johnson

It was an acknowledgement that we, as a country, have fallen short and we took actions to help those who have been harmed, those who were impacted adversely, no-fault of their own and unwittingly and unknowingly to nuclear fallout.

The birth of this Nation began with the ideal that all people were endowed with certain inalienable rights, those being life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, but since then we have fallen short of this promise more times than I care…

The District of Columbia has a fierce advocate in Congress who will never stop fighting for their representation.

It's not fair. It's not right. It's anti-democratic.

"No taxation without representation" is more than a political slogan for the people of Washington, DC.; it is the cruel reality of their citizenship.

As a Black man in America, I understand what it's like to be targeted because of how you look.

The correlation between the rise of xenophobic and racist rhetoric by President Trump and his Republican Party supporters and the dramatic and alarming rise in violence against Asian Americans is not coincidental.

Whether the massacre in Atlanta was sex based or race based, it was hate based and directed at Asian women.

I have evolved on that issue, and we cannot create a vacuum of power in the wake of our absence that would destabilize the region and our rebuilding efforts.

No reasonable person can in good faith compare what happened on January 6, 2017, with what happened on January 6, 2021.

We came so close to losing our democracy that day.

By holding this hearing, we are taking a step away from the chaos and towards accountability.

I thank the chairman for yielding. Madam Speaker, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act is a critical step towards ensuring a country where Black people are treated as equal citizens, not just in theory, but in real life. This bill…

most of my friends on the other side of the aisle have signed the Grover Norquist no new tax pledge

There are Black folks in America who are stuck at the bottom due to the legacy of racism, slavery, and Jim Crow.

the purpose of this abusive child separation policy was to deter asylum seekers and others from seeking entry into the United States at the southern border.

the Trump administration moved forward on its child separation policy without the sort of planning and coordination required to humanely and properly care for the thousands of children.

I am certain that every Member of Congress would say, if they had been in Congress when John Lewis walked across that Edmund Pettus Bridge and the Civil Rights Act was passed, they would have stood on the right side of history. Well, Madam…

For 244 years, America has stood as the world's bellwether of democracy. Last week, the world saw America at perhaps her lowest moment. It was crazy. We all took the same oath when we swore to protect this country from enemies, both…

The president pressuring elections officials to falsify election results could be a crime under both federal law and state law.

It is a state-of-the-art, 21st century system as opposed to a 1985 system, one that will cost, in the CBO's assessment, about $46 million over 10 years. That is a drastic difference than a $2 billion cost estimate submitted at the last…

Tomorrow, the Federal Government will execute a Black man named Orlando Hall in the middle of a deadly pandemic that is spiking toward unprecedented levels. The death penalty is cruel, unusual, barbaric, and immoral. Mr. Hall will be the…

This country was born out of the soil of racism. Slavery is what built this country, free labor off the backs of Black people.

I want to thank all of the witnesses for being present.

And that is why affirmative action has always been necessary.