Press Releases
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(Washington, DC)--On Tuesday, February 2, 2016, Congressman Al Green (TX-09), a veteran civil rights advocate, introduced the Original National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Resolution of 2016 and the Original Black History Month Resolution of 2016. The resolutions were introduced with 22 original co-sponsors.
(Washington, DC)—On Tuesday, February 2, 2016, the House of Representatives approved Congressman Al Green’s Homes for Heroes Act as part of the H.R. 3700, the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2015.
(Houston, TX)—On Thursday, January 28, 2016, Congressman Al Green released the following statement on the attack and robbery of a 95-year-old Sunnyside woman on January 18, 2016, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day:
(Houston, TX)--On Tuesday, January 19, 2016, Congressman Al Green (TX-09), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, hosted Director Richard Cordray of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) at an informative town hall meeting. The meeting focused on the efforts of the CFPB to protect consumers and fairly regulate industry.
(Houston, TX)—On Friday, January 15, 2016, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) released the following statement on the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services' New Initiative Supporting Healthy Students and Communities:
(Washington, DC)--On Wednesday, January 13, 2016, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) released the following statement on President Obama’s State of the Union Speech:
(Washington, DC)—On Wednesday, January 6, 2016, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) offered the following statement in the Congressional Record of the House of Representatives on the legacy of the late Harris County Commissioner El Franco Lee:
(Houston, TX)--On Saturday, December 26, 2015, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) released the following statement concerning the Christmas Day fire at the Savoy Mosque (also known as the Wilcrest Masjid operated by the Islamic Society of Greater Houston):
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Al Green (D-TX) and Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) are pleased to announce that the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, more commonly referred to as the omnibus spending bill, includes $22.5 million for police body cameras.
(Washington, DC)--On Thursday, December 17, 2015, Congressman Al Green issued a statement addressing attempts by those who would eviscerate or emasculate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), under the guise of fake consumer privacy concerns, by damaging the reputation of the important agency that returns money to consumers who have been ‘ripped off:’