Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. Claims

Protect consumers and ordinary Americans seeking affordable health insurance.

policy 4 occurrences 4 evidence unverified · same_term

Secure the borders, require employers to comply with immigration laws, and expect immigrants who want to stay to obey the laws, learn English, pay taxes, and pursue citizenship.

policy 1 occurrences 4 evidence unverified · same_term

Continue to support investment in job creation for working Americans and the chronically underemployed.

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Support continued extension of unemployment insurance while unemployment remains high.

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Continue to call for Congress to respond to the severe deprivations of America’s poorest people, especially during periods of economic difficulty.

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Continue to protect American workers as they seek to level the playing field in their bargaining with employers.

policy 1 occurrences 3 evidence unverified · later_term

Support tax relief for middle class households.

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Call for smarter regulation of a financial system that has become too corrupt and complex.

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Never compromise commitment to the defense of non-renewable resources, healthy ecosystems, wildlife, clean air and water, and pristine national parks.

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Make energy independence a central cause of my service.

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Demand stringent environmental regulation of industry by the EPA, regardless of who is president.

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Continue to introduce legislation aimed at reducing overall negative environmental impact.

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Continue to put constituents first and help them resolve problems with federal agencies.

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Follow up with the Department of Defense, and possibly the Department of Justice, to demand a full investigation into the targeting of journalists.

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Continue to pursue additional funds for Georgia's PeachCare program.

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Continue to support a public option to counter insurance industry price gouging.

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Continue to support investment in health care research.

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Make college and higher education a possibility for all Americans, with post-secondary and training or retraining opportunities available to everyone.

policy 1 occurrences 2 evidence unverified · later_term

Continue to support efforts to rid the criminal justice system of discriminatory practices.

policy 1 occurrences 5 evidence unverified · same_term

Serve as a check against undue government interference in the daily lives of Americans.

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Continue to provide federal and local law enforcement with the resources needed to fight crime effectively and humanely.

spending 1 occurrences 6 evidence unverified · same_term

Work to form a bipartisan consensus to balance the budget without cutting vital social services.

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Support legislation allowing incarcerated people serving sentences longer than 10 years to petition a federal court for a second look if they are not a danger and have shown they are ready for reentry.

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Reintroduce and pursue passage of the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act to restrict inappropriate military equipment transfers and increase oversight and transparency of the 1033 program.

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Support prohibiting the use of federal funds to compensate individuals prosecuted for participating in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Support legislation to prohibit trophy hunting of endangered and threatened species and ban the import of endangered and threatened species trophies into the United States.

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Make the patent system work for the people again.

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Support bringing preliminary injunctions back to patent litigation.

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Address patent and innovation policy questions as Chairman of the subcommittee next Congress.

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Support legislation to ensure Americans can access laws and standards incorporated by reference while preserving appropriate copyright protections for standards-developing organizations.

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Support the Pro Codes Act.

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Stand in the breach with House Democrats and all people of goodwill to defend truth, freedom, liberty, and justice for all.

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Support the peace process, Israel’s security, and the Jewish community in the district.

rhetoric_only 1 occurrences 2 evidence unverified · later_term

Support requiring federal judges, Supreme Court justices, magistrate judges, bankruptcy judges, and their immediate family members to place covered financial assets into qualified blind trusts.

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Support applying stronger conflict-of-interest and ethical standards to federal judges and Supreme Court justices.

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Support expanding the Supreme Court.

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Support requiring Supreme Court justices to follow a binding code of ethics.

policy 1 occurrences 7 evidence

Support requiring courts to protect their employees from workplace harassment.

policy 1 occurrences 4 evidence pending

Support creating 203 new district court judgeships to reduce case backlogs.

policy 1 occurrences 4 evidence

Support increasing transparency around amicus-based judicial lobbying.

policy 1 occurrences 4 evidence pending

Support modernizing the federal court records system and making federal court records freely available to the public.

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Support Supreme Court ethics, recusal, gift and travel transparency, and disclosure rules for lobbying and dark-money interests before the Court.

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Support establishing term limits for Supreme Court justices while preserving judicial independence in decision-making.

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Support the Cure Hepatitis C Act to create a nationwide federally coordinated test-to-treat hepatitis C elimination program, expand timely access to screening and treatment, reduce financial and administrative barriers, and fund related public health infrastructure and oversight.

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Support legislation requiring continued United States participation in the World Health Organization.

policy 1 occurrences 2 evidence delivered · same_term

Support designating September 9 as National African Immigrant and Refugee HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis Awareness (NAIRHHA) Day.

policy 1 occurrences 4 evidence delivered · same_term

Urge the State Department to support meaningful action to prevent further violence and promote accountability after the Rigores massacre in Honduras, including an international investigative commission and sustainable solutions to land disputes.

oversight 1 occurrences 4 evidence delivered · same_term

Use legislative and oversight authorities to promote transparency and accountability surrounding U.S. extrajudicial killings from boat strikes in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific.

oversight 1 occurrences 6 evidence pending