Press Releases

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. Luke's Medical Center will reportedly be a 27.5-acre medical campus, estimated to cost $1.1 billion, and will feature an internationally-recognized hospital, medical school, cardiovascular research institute, as well as a quaternary care hospital.

(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.

(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. The NCAA Legacy Restoration presented by Lowe’s is an annual program that seeks to invest in community development in NCAA championship cities.

(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.

(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.

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.

(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. Harris County residents experienced excessively long lines, waiting up to three hours to cast their vote, especially in predominantly Hispanic and African-American precincts.