Press Releases

(Washington, DC)—On Friday, July 8, 2016, Congressman Al Green condemned the killing of peace officers in Dallas, Texas at a Congressional Black Caucus press conference.

Aid gives assistance to those affected by April storms

(Washington, DC)—On Tuesday, June 28, 2016, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) joined his colleagues, led by Rep. Steve Israel (NY-03), on the House floor during a pro forma session to call for an up-or-down vote on gun safety legislation.

(Houston, TX)—On Monday, June 27, 2016, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s majority opinion in the Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt case, which struck down provisions in H.B. 2, the Texas Omnibus Abortion Law.

(Houston, TX)—Congressman Al Green (TX-09) is proud to have played a role in securing funding for the completion of the Buffalo Bayou Path: Smith Street/Travis Street Link.  This project is the second of six Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant-funded projects currently under construction in Houston.

(Washington, DC)—On Thursday, June 23, 2016, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in Fisher v. University of Texas.

(Washington, DC)—On Thursday, June 23, 2016, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) released the following statement on the Supreme Court deadlocking on consideration of President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Executive Action and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans Executive Action.

(Washington, DC)—On Wednesday, June 22, 2016, Congressman Al Green joined his colleagues, led by Civil Rights Movement icon Congressman John Lewis, in a “sit-in” on the House floor and a press conference to call for a vote on gun safety legislation in the House of Representatives.