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April 5, 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.


March 29, 2016

(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.


March 29, 2016

(Houston, TX)--On March 29, 2016, Congressman Al Green saluted the upgrading of the Jim and Barbara Morefield Boys & Girls Club by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Legacy Restoration Project.  The NCAA Legacy Restoration presented by Lowe’s consists of a refurbished gym, upgraded landscape, and enhanced interior as well as exterior of the facility.


March 23, 2016

(Washington, D.C.) – On Wednesday, March 23, 2016, Congressman Al Green (D-TX) and Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) formally asked the House Appropriations Committee to approve President Obama’s request of $30 million in funding for police body-worn camera programs for Fiscal Year 2017.


March 23, 2016

(Washington, DC)—On Wednesday, March 23, 2016, Congressman Al Green recognized the sixth anniversary of the historic passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, approximately 20 million previously uninsured Americans have gained health insurance coverage since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act.


March 21, 2016

On Sunday, March 20, 2016, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) joined President Obama, fellow Members of Congress, and others on an official Presidential trip to Cuba.  The trip marks the first time a sitting President has visited Cuba since 1928.


March 16, 2016

(Washington, DC)—On Wednesday, March 16, 2016, Representatives Al Green (TX-09) and Gene Green (TX-29) sent a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch requesting an investigation by the Department of Justice into the distribution of voting machines and polling stations for the March 1, 2016 Primary Election in Harris County, Texas.


February 25, 2016

(Washington, DC)--On Thursday, February 25, 2016, Congressman Al Green (TX-9) will host a Special Order Session of the House of Representatives to discuss his Original Black History Month Resolution.

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February 11, 2016

(Washington, DC)--On Thursday, February 11, 2016, Congressman Al Green (TX-9) will host a Special Order Session of the House of Representatives honoring the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) on its 107th anniversary (their actual anniversary is on February 12).


February 8, 2016

(Houston, TX)--On Monday, February 8, 2016, Congressman Al Green, a consistent advocate for honoring our nation’s heroes, distributed flags flown above the Capitol to approximately 400 Veterans at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center.