Congressman Al Green Speaks at Houston Money Week Partner Kick-Off Luncheon

(Houston, TX)--On Monday, April 8, 2013, Congressman Al Green, Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, spoke at the Houston Money Week Partner Kick-Off Luncheon. The event recognized the beginning of a week-long financial education initiative for individuals of all ages including veterans, youth, college students, entrepreneurs, and non-profit organizations. Houston Money Week, which occurs during National Financial Literacy Month each April, provides an opportunity for residents across the Greater Houston Area to take advantage of free financial educational resources and training that can allow them to become financially independent and debt free.

Congressman Al Green spoke about the necessity of empowering individuals, families, and communities with financial literacy.

“As Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, I understand the importance of financial education in the revitalization and success of our communities,” Congressman Al Green said. “We cannot allow people to be left economically behind simply because the proper financial knowledge or instruction was not imparted to them.”

Congressman Al Green also spoke about the importance of providing all types resources and services to our veterans including financial literacy education.

“Regardless how we feel about the wars, we should want every one of our veterans to come home safe. If we can spend more than a trillion dollars to put them in harm's way, surely we do whatever is necessary to make sure they have good jobs, good health care, and the very best this country can offer to reintegrate them into society when they return home,” Congressman Al Green said.  “Many of our veterans do not have traditional credit when they return home, and programs like Houston Money Week’s Show Me the Money Veteran Event provide an opportunity for our veterans as well as their families to learn about various financial education programs and loan resources available to them.”