Health Care

(Houston, TX)--Congressman Al Green welcomed a thousand people to a health care reform town hall meeting on August 25. Hosted at Houston’s Power Center, the Congressman engaged a standing room only audience in a meaningful discussion about healthcare reform.

(Washington, DC)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) responded to the President’s veto of the bipartisan, bicameral SCHIP reauthorization bill.

(Washington, DC)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) voted in favor of the bipartisan House-Senate agreement on the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization.  This legislation, which passed the U.S.

(Washington, DC)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) joined colleague Congressman Gene Green (TX-29) to address the impact of the Children’s Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act on Texas’ State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).  This legislation, which passed the U.S.

(Washington, DC)--Today. Congressman Al Green (TX-09) announced possible federal mandates to regulate the annual State Childrens' Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) re-enrollment. The SCHIP program provides comprehensive health insurance coverage to more than four million low-income children, most of whom would otherwise be uninsured.  SCHIP covers children that do not qualify for Medicaid and is aimed at providing an affordable health insurance option for working families.

(Washington, DC)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) introduced a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Michael E. DeBakey.  The bill was introduced with 10 original co-sponsors, including Republican leads, Congressman Michael Burgess (TX-26) and Congressman John Culberson (TX-07).

"Dr. Michael DeBakey is a pioneer who has dedicated his life to saving the lives of others," Congressman Al Green said.  "His innovative research has had an immeasurable impact on the field of medicine both nationally and internationally."

(Washington, DC)--Yesterday, Congressman Al Green voted in support to H.R. 365, a bill that charges the Environmental Protection Agency with the development of health-based guidelines to assist state and local authorities in cleaning up former meth lab sites.

The House passed the bill yesterday afternoon by a vote of 426 to 2.

Meth labs are found in all fifty states and two-thirds of all meth labs are found in residential settings.  The Drug Enforcement Administration reports that more than 450 meth labs were seized in the state of Texas in 2005.

(Houston, TX)--Congressman Al Green (TX-09), in conjunction with the Social Security Administration, will host Town Hall Meetings on December 9 and December 16 to give eligible persons an opportunity to sign-up for the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage Plan in advance of the year-end deadline.