Press Releases
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(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.
(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.
WHO: Congressman Al Green (TX-09)
WHAT: Special Order Session About the Original Black History Month Resolution
WHERE: Floor of the House of Representatives
(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). Earlier this month, Congressman Al Green introduced the Original NAACP Resolution of 2016.
WHO: Congressman Al Green (TX-09)
(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. The flag distribution was specifically in recognition of National Salute to Veteran Patients Week, which is observed during the week of February 14, 2016. Congressman Al Green has distributed thousands of flags flown over the Capitol to Veterans at the hospital since 2008.
(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.