Congressman Al Green Receives VetsFirst Congressional Bronze Star Award

(Washington, DC)--On Tuesday, June 24, 2014, Congressman Al Green received the VetsFirst Congressional Bronze Star Award. He was recognized for his legislative efforts to increase access to housing modifications for veterans living with disabilities and his overall work to honor the service of our nation’s veterans. VetsFirst, a program of the United Spinal Association, assists veterans as well as their eligible family members in obtaining needed and earned benefits.

"VetsFirst is an excellent support service that has helped many of our veterans as well as their families. There is still progress to be made in the pursuit of honoring our nation’s heroes, but organizations such as VetsFirst assist our nation in keeping our promise to our veterans,” Congressman Al Green said. “As an elected official, I have always sought to express the scope of our nation’s compassion and gratitude for those who have made service to our nation a priority.”

Congressman Al Green has introduced several bills, some multiple times during his tenure in Congress, related to veterans, including the Homes for Heroes Act, the Housing Assistance for Veterans Act (HAVEN), the Transportation for Heroes Act, and the Burial with Dignity for Heroes Act. He has also worked with his colleagues to incorporate language related to veterans in other legislation.