Press Releases
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(Washington, DC)--On Wednesday, June 8, 2016, Reps. Al Green (TX-9) and Gene Green (TX-29), as well as other Members of Congress from Texas will host a Special Order Session of the House of Representatives to discuss the recent deadly floods in Texas.
(Houston, TX)--Congressman Al Green (TX-09), while a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, worked with then-Chairman Bennie Thompson (MS-02) and the Committee to include Houston in the “Securing the Cities” (STC) Initiative by authoring a 2009 amendment to H.R.
(Houston, TX)—On Friday, May 20, 2016, Reps. Al Green (TX-09) and Gene Green (TX-29) held a press conference to urge increased federal funding to address the Zika epidemic.
(Washington, DC)--On Thursday, May 12, 2016, Reps. Al Green (TX-9) and Gene Green (TX-29) will host a Special Order Session of the House of Representatives to discuss the 2016 Tax Day Floods. They will also be discussing their bipartisan legislation, H.R. 5025, which would appropriate $311 million for flood control construction projects in the Houston area.
(Washington, DC)--On Wednesday, April 27, 2016, Congressmen Al Green (TX-9) and Gene Green (TX-29) will host a Special Order Session of the House of Representatives to discuss the 2016 Tax Day Floods. They will also be discussing their legislation, H.R. 5025, which would appropriate $311 million for Army Corps flood control construction projects in the Houston area.
(Houston, TX)—On Thursday, April 21, 2016, Congressmen Al Green (TX-09) and Gene Green (TX-29) introduced H.R. 5025, the 2016 Tax Day Floods Supplemental Funding Act, which would appropriate $311 million for flood control construction projects in the Houston area.
(Washington, DC)—On Tuesday, April 19, 2016, Congressmen Al Green (TX-09) and Gene Green (TX-29) in a letter to President Obama formally requested that he issue a disaster declaration for Harris County and the Houston area due to the extensive flooding, loss of life, and loss
Due to the severity of the inclement weather, our District offices in Houston will be closed on Monday, April 18, 2016.
(Houston, TX)—On Tuesday, April 5, 2016, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new location of the Catholic Health Initiative St. Luke’s Health—Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in the Texas Medical Center. The new location of the Baylor St.
(Houston, TX)—On Tuesday, March 29, 2016, Congressman Al Green, a passionate advocate for honoring our nation’s veterans, spoke at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center’s Vietnam War 50th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony. The ceremony honored patients and employees who are veterans of the Vietnam War.