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.

(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).

(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.

(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.