Press Releases
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(Washington, DC)--Congressman Al Green (TX-09) recognized Danny Lu, the winner of the 2005 Ninth Congressional District Art Competition at yesterday's official ribbon cutting ceremony in the U.S. Capitol building. Danny Lu is an accomplished student at Stafford High School, who is a member of the National Honor Society and the Science Club. He likes to draw as a hobby and plans to continue creating new masterpieces.
(Houston, TX)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-9) saluted Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for awarding a grant in the amount of $650,000 for Texas Southern University (TSU). The funding will provide additional scholarship opportunities for students attending the University, many of whom have roots in the Ninth Congressional District.
(Washington, DC)--Congressman Al Green (TX-09), a member of the House Financial Services Committee voted in favor of HR 1461, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, which changes the oversight structure of Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs). The bill received overwhelming support from the committee, passing by a vote of 65 to 5.
(Houston, TX)--In citing the need for an aggressive focus on preventive health care and education among minorities, Congressman Al Green, along with a number of community organizations sponsored his First Annual Green Light to Healthy Living fair on Saturday, May 21, 2005 on the West Loop campus of Houston Community College.
(Washington, DC)--Today, Houston U.S. Representative Al Green (TX-09) joined his fellow Texas Democratic Delegation Members and Members of the State Legislature to conduct a rare Joint Federal-State Forum on the U.S. Budget and its profound impact on Texans.
(Washington, DC)--Houston Congressman Al Green (TX-09) met with Israel's Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres about the current state of affairs in Israel as it prepares for disengagement from Gaza. Peres spoke earnestly about his hope for peace and the latest steps towards peace.
(Washington, DC)--Congressman Al Green (TX-09) secured $16 million in federal transportation funds for the Ninth Congressional District in the recently passed House Transportation Equity Act (TEA-LU).
This legislation authorizes $284 billion over six years for federal highways, public transit, and road safety projects. It is estimated that for every $1 billion invested in federal highway and transit, 47,500 jobs are created or sustained.
(Washington, D.C.)--This weekend, Congressman Al Green joined Representative John Lewis, along with several heralded civil rights leaders and his fellow colleagues in leading hundreds across Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Blood Sunday.
Congressman Al Green reflected as he crossed Edmund Pettus Bridge: "I realized that the people who chose to participate in that march were of great courage. They were doing it at a time when we didn't have the rights that we have today."
(Washington, DC)--Congressman Al Green released the following statement on the President Bush's State of the Union Speech:
"Following President Bush's State of the Union address, it is fitting that we take stock of where our nation stands, where we are headed, and the challenges we face. In his address, the President focused on a number of issues of grave importance to our communities from community healthcare centers, to the AIDS/HIV epidemic, to the issue of paramount concern the privatization of social security.
(Washington, DC)--Today, Congressman Al Green cast his first vote as a newly appointed member of the House Science Committee. The committee took first steps towards passing legislation, H.R. 610, to overhaul the nations energy infrastructure. Specifically under the jurisdiction of the Committee were provisions involving the research and development side of the Department of Energy laboratories as well as provisions that provided for new and innovative K-12 grade science and mathematic curricula.