Press Releases

(Houston, TX) — On Friday, April 29, 2022, Congressman Al Green released the following statement:

(Washington, D.C.) — On Thursday, April 28, 2022, Congressman Al Green released the following statement:

“To forget would be not only dangerous but offensive; to forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.”

 - Elie Wiesel

(Houston, TX) — On Friday, April 22, 2022, Congressman Al Green released the following statement:

(Houston, TX) — On Friday, April 22, 2022, Congressman Al Green will join Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner to announce upcoming plans on the Sunnyside Solar Farm, which is located in the Ninth Congressional District. Congressman Green released the following statement:

(Houston, TX) — On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, Congressman Al Green released the following statement:

(Washington, D.C.) — On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, Congressman Al Green released the following statement:

History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.

 – Maya Angelou

“The people have suffered long enough. The people of Texas in general, and Harris County more specifically, have suffered long enough. It has been more than four years since Hurricane Harvey devastated Houston and Harris County. If GLO spends one cent under its current bogus plan, there should be administrative proceedings or justice department judicial enforcement against GLO (State of Texas) for discrimination against the residents of Houston, Texas based upon its current bogus plan with a sham distribution formula that has a disproportionate impact on communities of color.

(Houston, TX) — On Monday, March 14, 2022 Congressman Al Green released the following statement:

“As the Chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, and as a member of the Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance, I am pleased that HUD’s Continuum of Care (CoC) Program promotes community-based approaches to the goal of ending homelessness with lifesaving grants. I am exceedingly honored that Secretary Fudge is here to announce how Houston can benefit from these grants.”