Hank Johnson

Progressive

Democrat

House Representative

Georgia - District 4

Current Position: US House Representative GA-4

Running For: House Representative - District 4

Policy Positions

Against increasing spending while cutting taxes; supports PAYGO system requiring budget offsets for new spending or tax breaks
Against cutting Social Security benefits to balance the budget; supports maintaining Social Security solvency through 2037
Against balancing the budget on the backs of seniors; supports cutting bloated defense budget, wasteful subsidies, and tax cuts for the wealthy instead
For Medicare fraud prevention and supports health care reform that provides $700 million to fight Medicare fraud
For President Obama's Recovery Act stimulus package that cut taxes for 95% of working families
For extending unemployment insurance while unemployment remains high
For tax relief for middle class households
For increasing federal taxes on gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene to fund infrastructure improvements

For increased funding and oversight of the Consumer Product Safety Commission
Against the Wall Street bailout
For the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to end big bank abuses
For federal job guarantee programs; cosponsored the Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2018

For the Affordable Care Act and expanding healthcare access; supports protecting consumers and empowering Americans seeking affordable health insurance
For a public option to counter insurance industry price gouging
For fixing Medicare payment formulas to ensure seniors can access doctors of their choice

For making high-quality education and college accessible to all Americans as a right, not a privilege

Against continued reliance on oil and fossil fuels; supports transitioning to renewable energy sources
Against coal as a clean energy solution and against corn ethanol biofuels that divert food production
For giving EPA additional resources to aggressively defend the environment and regulate carbon dioxide emissions
Against federal permits for new fossil fuel extraction projects after 2018
Against subsidies to oil and gas companies
For dramatically increasing mandatory automobile fuel efficiency standards
For addressing climate change and investing in clean-energy technologies
For addressing climate change as a potentially devastating threat that requires immediate action
For reducing U.S. dependence on and consumption of oil
For international cooperation to regulate human economic activity to protect ecological equilibrium
For establishing an Office of Environmental Justice in the White House to address climate change impacts on minority and low-income populations
For stringent environmental regulation of industry by the EPA regardless of presidential administration

For increased funding of veterans' services and benefits
Against government detention or surveillance of Americans without a warrant
For hate crimes prevention legislation and civil rights protections
For strengthening the Age Discrimination in Employment Act to protect older workers from employment discrimination
Against unemployment status discrimination; introduced the Fair Employment Act of 2011

For the FAIR Act (Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act) to restore Americans' right to seek justice through the court system
For election security measures requiring voter-verified paper ballots and designating voting systems as critical infrastructure

For DACA, TPS, and supporting refugees and immigrants; supports comprehensive immigration reform requiring immigrants to obey laws, learn language, and pay taxes while earning citizenship
Against children being held in cages at detention centers and family separation policies
Against the Muslim ban and supports the NO BAN Act to limit presidential authority to restrict entry based on religion
For the New Way Forward Act ending mandatory detention in certain immigration cases
Against the Iraq War and supported removal of forces from Iraq
Against 'no-bid' defense contracts and supports competitive bidding for Pentagon contracts
For sanctions on Iran's petroleum sector and Iran's nuclear program
For divestment from companies conducting business in Sudan (Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act)

Against mandatory minimum sentencing as fundamentally unfair
Against the death penalty as immoral; introduced the Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act to ensure death row inmates can present newly discovered evidence of innocence
For criminal justice reform and eliminating discriminatory practices in the justice system
For police accountability through the Police Accountability Act, COPE Act, and Grand Jury Reform Act