Henry C. "Hank" Johnson
Representative for Georgia · Democratic · United States
“It is a Democratic fundraising site that collects small-dollar donations from people across the country who fuel the Democratic Party's fundraising. ActBlue is a vehicle for everyday Americans to make small-dollar donations to the campaigns of people who are standing up to Donald Trump and fighting back against this administration.”
“It is a Democratic fundraising site that collects small-dollar donations from people across the country who fuel the Democratic Party's fundraising. ActBlue is a vehicle for everyday Americans to make small-dollar donations to the campaigns of people who are standing up to Donald Trump and fighting back against this administration.”
“They are investigating a Governor who opposed Trump. They are investigating the New York attorney general, the New Jersey attorney general, and also United States Representatives and Senators who have spoken out against the Trump administration.”
“They are investigating a Governor who opposed Trump. They are investigating the New York attorney general, the New Jersey attorney general, and also United States Representatives and Senators who have spoken out against the Trump administration.”
“As a lawyer, I never thought that I would ever live to see the Department of Justice being perverted to the point of turning its attention on prosecuting a State court judge for interfering with a deportation in her courtroom and in her courthouse.”
“Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. Stansbury), who I am glad has joined me this evening. Ms. STANSBURY. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for convening this Special Order hour. Mr. Speaker, this week marks this administration's first 100 days in office.”
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“Dear Attorney General Bondi: We are members of the legal profession and entities that provide legal representation and work in law. We do not agree on all matters and, in fact, at times have been or are adverse to each other in court or other professional settings. Despite our differences, we all share a commitment to the United States Constitution, the rule of law, and the role of the legal system in protecting the rights of all people and ensuring all of us can have our day in court. This commitment to the Constitution and the rule of law requires that lawyers be able to operate with independence, without fear of retaliation for bringing lawsuits in good faith, and without attempts to deter recourse to the legal system.”
“With dockets already bursting at the seams, justice would be delayed. It would be so delayed that it would be denied. It would be inefficient, cost prohibitive, and unfair. That is what Republicans want because Federal courts keep ruling against Trump's unlawful and unconstitutional executive actions. Therefore, they are trying to hamstring the courts so that Trump can't be stopped. We need our courts to continue to serve as a bulwark of democracy against the Trump administration's flood of illegal actions. That is why I rise today in opposition to this bill. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record an April 2, 2025, letter addressed to Pam Bondi from 500 law firms and lawyers across the Nation. April 2, 2025. Hon. Pamela Bondi, Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC.”
“Mr. Speaker, the judicial branch ensures that people, corporations, and even other branches of government follow the law, and if a President does something illegal, which this President is famous for, the only way for the courts to prevent thousands of people from being harmed is to order a nationwide injunction that stops him from doing that illegal thing. It is essential to our democracy that the courts can serve as a check on a President who is trampling people's rights. While proponents of the bill say that each aggrieved person should bring their own case, that just does not make sense. There is no way that each of the thousands of people harmed could pay for their own lawyer, get into a courtroom, and try their own case. Aside from the difficulty and cost to everyone, our courts could never handle that volume of cases.”