Press Releases

(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. The tie decision leaves in effect a lower court ruling which held the executive actions to be unconstitutional.

(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.

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(Washington, DC)—On Tuesday, June 14, 2016, Rep. Al Green (TX-9) and other Members of Congress will host a Special Order Session of the House of Representatives to discuss the Original LGBTQ Pride Month Resolution. They will also discuss the recent Orlando Pulse Nightclub shooting, and what it means in light of the continued struggle for full acceptance of LGBTQ Equality.

(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.

WHO:     Rep. Al Green (TX-09),  Rep. Gene Green (TX-29), and other Members of Congress from 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. 2611, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Securing the Cities Initiative of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. The Committee approved the amendment and the overall legislation was approved by the House of Representatives, but it ultimately was not signed into law.

(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. The funds would help mitigate damages from future floods. Currently, it is estimated that the 2016 Tax Day Floods have caused billions of dollars in damages.

(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. The funds would help mitigate damages from future floods. Currently, it is estimated that the 2016 Tax Day Floods have caused billions of dollars in damages.