host: representative hank johnson. a member of the oversight you can also call the show on instructor -- follow the show on instagram. 0.2% is how the gross product number fell for the second straight time. it amplifies fear of recession. if you go to "the washington post," similar ratings, recession fears. "usa today," economy shrinks, recession fears rise. if you go to "the washington times," it say

i'm congressman hank johnson. i'm the proud sponsor along with my colleague, mondaire jones, and also chairman jerry nadler, i'm the proud sponsor of the judiciary act of 2021. which was filed last year, which would expand the united states supreme court and add more seats to it. i'm happy to be here today with take back the court and all of my other colleagues from congress who will speak to you in a few minutes. i'd like to thank everyone and all the groups for your service to our country and your dedication to democracy. and thank you all to the groups who are not here, who are supportive of this legislation. without your engagement and advocacy, we would not even have a democracy. so i want to applaud you for your efforts. as great patriots of america. ladies and gentlemen, in case you haven't heard, the alarm bells clanging because you've been distracted by covid, the pandemic, inflation, the war in ukraine and on and on and on, the issues go. including january 6, the insurrection. there are alarm bells that

host: representative hank johnson. a member of the oversight committee joining us on the washington journal. thank you for your time. at 10:45, nancy pelosi will hold her press conference. you can see that on c-span2 are c-span now and you can also follow along on our website. that ends

i am congressman hank johnson, proud sponsor along with my colleague jones and chairman jared mather, on the proud sponsor of the judiciary act of 2021 which was filed last year, expand the united states supreme court and add more seats to it. i'm happy to be here today with take back the court and my other colleagues from congress who will speak to you in a few minutes. i'd like to thank everyone and the groups for your service to our country and dedication to our democracy and thank you to all the groups who are not here who are supportive of this legislation. without your engagement and advocacy, we do not even have a tomography so i want to applaud you for your efforts as great patriots of america. ladies and gentlemen, in case you haven't heard the alarm bells clanging because you've been distracted by covid, the pandemic, inflation, the war in ukraine and on and on the issues go including january 6, the insurrection, there are alarm bells clanging. if you listen carefully, you should be able to hear them. they herald a supreme court at crisis with itself and our democracy. it is

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host: representative hank johnson is a democrat from georgia. good morning sir, thank you for joining us. guest: good morning. host: i want to ask you about these gdp numbers and whether or not we are in a recession how would you answer that? guest: the economy has

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congressman hank johnson and senator ed markey are pushing legislation to add 4 seats to the supreme court. they say that could restore balance to a court they believe is too conservative leaning. they're just getting started. he threatened right-wing justices have already undermined justice. >> well, millions of americans, george washington university professor matthew dallek says legally congress has the right to change the court. nothing in the constitution says anything about. >> how many members have to spring court. but with his divided this congress is right now, i don't really see a path now. >> maybe. >> several years from now or 10 years from now. you know, who knows? right now, the legislation doesn't even have enough democratic votes to pass the house and it would have an even tougher time passing the senate. but congresswoman bonnie watson, coleman argues they have to keep pushing to get it done. >> some might think what we're proposing is extreme. i think that it is reasonable. the response because the moment that we're in right is extreme. >> there is some precedent fo

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congressman hank johnson and senator ed markey are pushing legislation to add 4 seats to the supreme court. they say that could restore balance to a court they believe is too conservatively. they're just getting started. he threatened right-wing justices have already undermined justice. well, millions of americans, george washington university professor matthew dallek says legally congress has the right to change the court. nothing in the constitution says anything about. >> how many members have to sit on the supreme court. but with is divided as congress is right now, i don't really see a path now. >> maybe. >> several years from now or 10 years from now. you know, who knows? right now, the legislation doesn't even have enough democratic votes to pass the house and it would have an even tougher time passing the senate. but congresswoman bonnie watson, coleman argues they have to keep pushing to get it done. >> some might think what we're proposing is extreme. i think that it is reasonable reflected response that because the moment that we're in right is extreme. >> there is some pr

congressman hank johnson and senator ed markey are pushing legislation to add 4 seats to the supreme court. they say that could restore balance to a court they believe is too conservatively. they're just getting started. >> he's radical right-wing justices have already undermined justice. >> well, millions of americans, george washington university professor matthew dallek says legally congress has the right to change the court. nothing in the constitution says anything about. how many members have to sit on the supreme court. but with his divided this congress is right now, i don't really see a path now. >> maybe. several years from now or 10 years from now. you know, who knows? right now, the legislation doesn't even have enough democratic votes to pass the house and it would have an even tougher time passing the senate. but congresswoman bonnie watson, coleman argues they have to keep pushing to get it done. >> some might think what we're proposing is extreme. i think that it is reasonable, be response that because the moment that we're in right is extreme. >> there is some preced

you know that i introduce this legislation with -- adler, and hank johnson a year before we saw justice alito's draft opinion overturning roe v. wade. because, i knew that we would arrive at this point. my colleague scoffed me at the time that i introduced the bill, in april of 2021. of course, the american people are on our side, when you look at poll after poll. and thankfully, we do have about 58 has members who are supportive of adding four seats to the supreme court, but that is not nearly enough. we can't pass the women's health protection act, after getting rid of the filibuster, which we obviously need to do. but this supreme court has shown a willingness to strike down newly enacted laws by congress, they did so with the decision after decision of the voting rights act, which have been authorized nearly unanimously. i'm under no illusions anything short of court reform, specifically adding seats to the supreme court, is going to preserve fundamental rights permanently. >> i keep asking on the show, what is to stop the supreme court from shooting down a codify roe? nothing. i wa

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you know that i introduce this legislation with -- adler, and hank johnson a year before we saw justice alito's draft opinion overturning roe v. wade. because, i knew that we would arrive at this point. my colleague scoffed me at the time that i introduced the bill, in april of 2021. of course, the american people are on our side, when you look at poll after poll. and thankfully, we do have about 58 has members who are supportive of adding four seats to the supreme court, but that is not nearly enough. we can't pass the women's health protection act, after getting rid of the filibuster, which we obviously need to do. but this supreme court has shown a willingness to strike down newly enacted laws by congress, they did so with the decision after decision of the voting rights act, which have been authorized nearly unanimously. i'm under no illusions anything short of court reform, specifically adding seats to the supreme court, is going to preserve fundamental rights permanently. >> i keep asking on the show, what is to stop the supreme court from shooting down a codified roe? nothing. i

later, georgia democratic representative hank johnson on the january 6 investigation and efforts to expand the supreme court. ♪ host: the washington journal for july 29, the houses in at 9:00 a.m. today, so a two hour program. new gdp figures show the economy retracting for a second straight quarter, a recession, although the biden administration pushed back on that. some say there are troubling economic signs to be seen, and for the next hour, we want to ask you if you are concerned about the current state of the u.s. economy. if you want to let us know what you

representative hank johnson joined us as well to talk about legislative priorities for criminal justice reform with a particular focus on drug policies, which he has championed. we also heard from desmond mead, who spoke passionately about issues facing returning citizens who are seeking access to the ballot and restoration of putting rights. finally, we heard from dr. raymond, who spoke about his school to prison pipeline and the ways that criminalization of juvenile behavior has a harmful effect on black boys. so we've got a firm foundation laid for us at our fat -- last public meeting and today we were to build on that and stand on that discussion to dive into talking about strategies. that is what we are going to hear from panelists today. we are going to focus on strategies for prevention and mitigation. and i am excited because we've got a panel of experts that comes to us from a variety of disciplines to lead us through a discussion on addressing the achievement gap between black boys and other peer groups. we are going talk about inequities and access to stem programs for black

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host: representative hank johnson. a member of the oversight committee joining us on the washington journal. thank you for your time. at 10:45, nancy pelosi will hold her press conference. you can see that on c-span2 are c-span now and you can also follow along on our website. that ends our program for today. thank you for watching another addition of washington journal comes your way at 7:00. we take you to the house of representatives. order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. july 29, 2022. i hereby appoint the honorable lucille roybal-allard to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. lord, it is good and fitting to eat, drink, and find enjoyment alongside the work with which we labor. and recreation in the days you have given us. so it is on this day that we come

host: representative hank johnson. a member of the oversight you can also call the show on instructor -- follow the show on instagram. 0.2% is how the gross product number fell for the second straight time. it amplifies fear of recession. if you go to "the washington post," similar ratings, recession fears. "usa today," economy shrinks, recession fears rise. if you go to "the washington times," it says gdp drops again, but by then it denies recession and squeezed american see a different picture. the president made comments on the recently reached a deal between schumer and manchin on climate issues and was asked if or responded to if the u.s. was in a recession. you can see the whole thing on c-span, but here's a portion from yesterday. [video clip] pres. biden: chairman powell and many of the significant banking personnel and economists say we are not in a recession. let me just give you what the facts are in terms of the state of the economy. number one, we have a record job market, record unemployment of 3.6% today