Press Releases

(Washington, DC)—On Tuesday, July 14, 2015, by a vote of 412 to 1, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 251, the Homes for Heroes Act of 2015, which aims to prevent low-income veterans and their families from becoming homeless.  This legislation specifically establishes a Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and requires an annual report on veterans’ homelessness be submitted to Congress. The Special Assistant would also help coordinate HUD’s programs and activities relating to veterans and serve as a HUD liaison with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

(Houston, TX)—On Saturday, June 27, 2015, Congressman Al Green (TX-9), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, and Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-5), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial Services Housing and Insurance Subcommittee, held a Congressional Housing and Banking Public Forum.

(Washington, DC)—On Friday, June 26, 2015, Congressman Al Green (TX-9) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling on Marriage Equality in Obergefell v. Hodges.

(Charleston, South Carolina)—On Friday, June 26, 2015, Congressman Al Green (TX-9) traveled to Charleston, South Carolina to attend the funeral of South Carolina State Senator Reverend Clementa Pinckney. Reverend Pinckney was murdered along with eight other people during Bible Study at the Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on June 17, 2015. Congressman Al Green joined other elected officials and dignitaries at the funeral to hear President Obama eulogize the Reverend Pinckney.

(Washington, DC)—On Thursday, June 25, 2015, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act’s premium tax credits in King v. Burwell.

(Washington, DC)—On Thursday, June 25, 2015, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) released a statement on the Supreme Court's ruling on the legal doctrine known as Disparate Impact in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, et al v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc.

Congressman Al Green: “My prayers have been answered.”

(Washington, DC)—On Wednesday, June 24, 2015, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) applauded the Obama Administration after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced its decision to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nepalese nationals who were in the United States as of June 24, 2015. This will allow eligible Nepalese nationals to continue living and working in the United States for the next 18 months.

(Washington, DC)—On Thursday, June 18, 2015, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) introduced a resolution encouraging the celebration of the month of June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month. The original cosponsors included all six of the co-chairs of the LGBTQ Equality Caucus: Reps. Jared Polis (CO-02), David Cicilline (RI-01), Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-08), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09), and Mark Takano (CA-41).