Politics

April 21 Town Halls

Posted on April 13, 2007
FRIENDS: I will be holding three town hall meetings on Saturday, April 21, in Conyers, Lithonia, and Norcross, and an open house at my Tucker office on April 28 (scroll to the bottom of this entry for more information on the open house). Please join me to discuss the pressing issues we face as in our district, our country, and our world...

Exit Strategy: Why I Supported the Iraq Accountability Act

Posted on March 23, 2007
I am passionately opposed to the war in Iraq. I am committed to bringing our brave troops home and sickened by the prospect of prolonging this tragic and unnecessary conflict. And today I have made a very difficult decision – by far the most difficult I have ever made in public service...

March 31 Town Halls

Posted on March 23, 2007
Please join me on Saturday, March 31, at two town hall meetings where we will have the opportunity to candidly discuss the issues facing our district and our country. 10AM until Noon Tucker High School Cafeteria 5036 LaVista Road Tucker, 30084[CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS] 2PM until 4PM Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston Campus 555 North Indian Creek Drive Clarkston, 30021[CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS] OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS Free IRS Workshop Saturday, March 24 9AM until 11AM Lou Walker Center 2538 Panola Road Lithonia, 30058 [CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS] Annual High School Art Competition -- Win College Scholarships! Entry Deadline: Friday, April 13 Awards Presentation: Saturday, May 5 at Georgia Perimeter COllege (MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN) For more information, contact Eric Hubbard at 770...

Fired U.S. Attorneys Deserve our Defense

Posted on March 15, 2007
This has been a troubling week. We have all watched with concern the slow drip of revelations regarding the fishy dismissal of U.S. Attorneys in seven states. Like many of you, I suspect that dirty politics clouded the judgment of senior White House and Department of Justice officials in this affair...

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A Plan for PeachCare

Posted on March 13, 2007
Today I introduced legislation to save PeachCare, Georgia's State Children's Health Insurance (S-CHIP) program. The current S-CHIP funding formula allows some states to accumulate surpluses of unused funds while other states, like Georgia, face severe shortfalls and are unable to provide for the basic health of children...

Academy Day is March 24

Posted on March 11, 2007
IMPORTANT:  March 16 Deadline for Registration!On March 23, I and the rest of Georgia's Congressional Delegation will host our Spring Academy day at Naval Air Station Atlanta. Representatives, midshipmen, and cadets from Navy, Army, Air Force, Merchant Marines, and Coast Guard academies will be there to answer your questions about the nomination/application process and life at a U...

District Office Open House

Posted on March 08, 2007
This Saturday (3/10), please join me and my staff for an Open House at our new District Office South in Lithonia. WHAT: District Office South Open House WHERE: District Office South (5700 Hillandale Dr. Suite 110 Lithonia, GA 30058) WHEN: Noon until 3PM WHO: You, Me, and my staff GET DIRECTIONS FROM: Address or Intersection: City: State: ZIP Code: Country: Canada United States 1 Comments

We Must Protect PeachCare

Posted on March 06, 2007
Starting today, I will speak every day on the floor of the United States House of Representatives to bring needed attention to the impending PeachCare crisis. On Sunday, March 11th, Georgia's PeachCare program will stop accepting new participants due to a lack of funding...

Speaking Out Against Escalation

Posted on February 20, 2007
FRIENDS: I DELIVERED THIS SPEECH on the floor of the House late last week.  I strongly believe that President Bush's plan to escalate the war in Iraq is misguided, and I am committed to speaking out against it.  I look forward to your feedback and input...

Charlie Norwood, 1941-2007

Posted on February 13, 2007
Today we mourn the loss of a great Georgian, Congressman Charlie Norwood, who has passed away after a long and brave battle with cancer. Charlie was a native son of Georgia, a scholar, a decorated combat veteran, a dentist and a public servant.  We disagreed on many issues, but by all accounts he served the 10th district well...

A Cartoon

Posted on February 13, 2007
Perusing today's Washington Post opinion page, I stumbled upon this cartoon by Tom Toles: Nobody wants a nuclear Iran.  But the similarities between what we're hearing from the Bush Administration about Iran today and what we heard about Iraq in the build up to that war are striking...

PeachCare Needs a Policy, not a Partisan, Solution

Posted on February 12, 2007
AS I SAID ON THE FLOOR OF CONGRESS last week, fourteen states, including Georgia, continue to face  serious funding shortfalls for their S-CHIP Programs.  Hundreds of thousands of children stand to lose their health care coverage if Congress does not come up with an immediate solution...

A More Nuanced Approach to Resolving the Iraq Quagmire

Posted on February 08, 2007
It is now common knowledge that Iraq has become an unfortunate quagmire. We all tend to agree on this point; we just disagree on how to rectify this situation. Poor planning has brought us here so it only makes sense to ensure poor planning does not keep us on this path...

We Must Fund PeachCare!

Posted on February 06, 2007
YESTERDAY I SPOKE on the House floor to urge my colleagues to adequately fund PeachCare, Georgia's fantastic but severely underfunded children's health insurance program. In 1997, Congress created the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP) to help states provide health coverage to a growing number of uninsured children...

Welcome.

Posted on February 02, 2007
This is Congressman Hank Johnson -- welcome to my blog. Here I'll be post updates from Capitol Hill and comment on the day's news.  Thanks for reading  --  please stop by often! --Hank 4 Comments

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