Education

(Washington, DC)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09), in a special session of Congress voted in favor of the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act (H.R. 1586). This measure, which passed the Senate on August 5, 2010 passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 247-161. 

(Houston, TX)--Congressman Al Green (TX-09) hosted students from several Houston-area high schools who attended his Town Hall Youth Summit where he talked about the importance of getting a good education and encouraged them to graduate.
          

(Houston, TX)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) joined Julie Cripe, president and Chief Operating Officer of OMNIBANK to give Amigos por Vida Charter School Students an interactive financial education lesson on the importance of savings and money management.  The "Teach Children to Save" presentation instructs children about the importance of saving, budgeting, distinguishing n

(Washington, D.C.)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) voted to make college more affordable and accessible by cutting the interest rate on subsidized student loans for undergraduates in half over the next five years cutting the interest rate from 6.8% to 3.4%.  The bill cuts the interest rate in half in five steps:  from 6.8% to 6.12% in 2007; 5.44% in 2008; 4.76% in 2009;