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Oct 29, 2012

Pentagon inspector starts criminal probe of contractor

Issues: Armed Services and Veterans Affairs, Justice, Civil Liberties, & Government Accountability

"I applaud the Defense Department for expanding their investigation to include the online dirty tricks campaign," Johnson said."Journalists should never be met with intimidation. When that occurs, all our liberties are threatened."

Oct 1, 2012 | On Common Ground News

Voter groups rally on National Voter Registration Day

Issues: Justice, Civil Liberties, & Government Accountability

As Congressman Hank Johnson led supporters through a chorus of Peter, Paul and Mary’s Civil Rights classic, “If I Had a Hammer,” and Congressman John Lewis recalled voter suppression in the 1960s, the message was clear: Get out and vote.

Sep 11, 2012

Hank participates in Reach Out & Read

Issues: Education

Doctors and nurses at Decatur Pediatric Group are sending families home with more than well checkups. Parents and their children are going home from the doctor’s office with free books and a very important prescription – “Read aloud to your children.”

Aug 23, 2012

Hank helps homeowners prevent foreclosures

Hank holds town hall to prevent foreclosures.

Aug 23, 2012

Army bars company co-owner from contracts (USA Today)

Hank, who is on the Armed Services Committee, asked Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to expand the Pentagon investigations into contractors' online smear campaign against two USA TODAY journalists.