Press Releases
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(Washington, D.C.) – On Thursday, July 1, 2021, Congressman Al Green released the following statement after introducing the Original Slavery Remembrance Day Resolution:
(Washington, DC) — On Thursday, July 1, 2021, Congressman Al Green released the following statement on the passage of the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act in the U.S. House of Representatives:
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(Washington, D.C.) — On Wednesday, June 30, 2021, Congressman Al Green, Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, presented the following opening statement at a hearing entitled, “America on ‘FIRE’: Will the Crypto Frenzy Lead to Financial Independence and Early Retirement or Financial Ruin?”
(Houston, TX) – On Sunday, June 27, 2021, Congressman Al Green released the following statement:
(Washington, D.C.) – On Tuesday, June 22, 2021, Congressman Al Green released the following statement in commemoration and celebration of June as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month:
(Washington, D.C.) – On Tuesday, June 15, 2021, Congressman Al Green released the following statement applauding the Senate’s passage of legislation to recognize Juneteenth as a federal holiday:
(Houston, TX) — Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09), Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and Congresswoman Sylvia R.
(Houston, TX) - On Friday, June 11, 2021, Congressman Al Green presented the following opening statement at an inquiry held to uncover the adverse impact of the Texas General Land Office’s (GLO) initial denial and inequitable allocation of funds to Houston/Harris County:
(Houston, TX) — On Thursday, May 27, 2021, Congressmembers Al Green – Chairman of the Texas Democratic Congressional Delegation (TX-09), Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), and Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29) held a press conference calling upon the Texas General Land Office (GLO) to ensure the areas worst hit by Hurricane Harvey receive the funds allocated by Congress.
(Houston, TX) — On Thursday, May 27, 2021, Congressman Al Green, Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, questioned JPMorgan Chase Bank CEO Jamie Dimon about the bank’s admitted history relating to the ownership of enslaved persons.