Speeches

9-11 Commemorative Ceremony, Stone Mountain, Ga., Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011

September 11, 2011 Speech

Good morning – it’s good to be with all of you here in Stone Mountain for such an important commemoration. Thank you to Mayor Wheeler, members of the city council, elected officials and the organizers Jack Sartain, Dr. George Coletti and Bugles Across America.

Out of Poverty Caucus

July 26, 2011 Speech

According to the latest figures available, an estimated 43.5 million Americans are living in poverty.

Ladies and gentlemen, that’s more than the entire population of California!

2011 DeKalb Memorial Day commemoration

May 31, 2011 Speech

Monday, May 30, 2011

Good morning, it’s great to be here this morning to honor our Veterans – especially our Vietnam Veterans, who for too long were not treated with the dignity and respect they deserved.

Rep. Johnson offers an amendment to Republicans' Abortion Tax bill No. 2

March 8, 2011 Speech

Amendment No. 10, Rep. Johnson, House Judiciary Committee, Thursday, March 3, 2011

Amends Section 303 to provide it does not apply in the case of a taxpayer who is an individual, except to the extent that such amount is paid or incurred in carrying on a trade or business.

Rep. Johnson offers an amendment to Republicans' Abortion Tax bill No. 1

March 8, 2011 Speech

Rep. Hank Johnson amends Section 311 to provide the bill shall not take effect unless the Attorney General submits a report to Congress setting forth the effect of the bill on women’s access to abortion and health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion.

March 3, 2011

Rep. Hank Johnson's statement on the Role of Public Employee Pensions in Contributing to State Insolvency

February 17, 2011 Speech

The Honorable Henry C. “Hank” Johnson
For the Hearing on the Role of Public Employee Pensions in
Contributing to State Insolvency and the Possibility of a
State Bankruptcy Chapter

Monday, February 14, 2011 | 2141 of the Rayburn House Office Building