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

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Georgia · Democratic

policy impact 0.70 specificity 0.79 extraction confidence 97%

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Occurrences

he will continue to advocate for a public health insurance option

Johnson commits to keep advocating for a public health insurance option.

Health Care | Congressman Hank Johnson
secondary · other · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

GovInfo lists Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. as a cosponsor of H.R. 191, the Public Option Deficit Reduction Act, which sought to amend the Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option.

Direct official evidence that Johnson supported a public option proposal in Congress.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 191 - Public Option Deficit Reduction Act
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%

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GovInfo lists Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. as a cosponsor of H.R. 247, a bill to expand the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan.

Recent official evidence that Johnson continues to back health coverage affordability measures, though this does not specifically prove a public option stance.

unresolved same_term

H.R. 247 (Health Care Affordability Act of 2025)
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 73%

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Assessments

delivered later_term A for effort

The promise was to continue supporting a public health insurance option, not necessarily to enact one. Johnson directly fulfilled that support promise by cosponsoring H.R. 191, the Public Option Deficit Reduction Act, which would have established a public health insurance option under the Affordable Care Act. Because the cited direct action occurred in January 2011, after the House term tied to the 2008 election had ended, the timing is later_term. The broader public option was not enacted, so the effort badge is appropriate, but the support commitment itself was delivered.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%