Press Releases

(Houston, TX)—On Monday, May 25, 2015, Congressman Al Green traveled to the Rockport Apartments, on 8500 Nairn Street, to assess damage from the tornado that ravaged the area. He joined Mayor Annise Parker and City Councilmember Mike Laster, as well as disaster relief personnel, in assessing the damage.

(Houston, TX)—On Memorial Day, May 25, 2015, Congressman Al Green spoke at the Houston National Cemetery to honor the fallen, veterans, and the families of those who served. He joined other elected officials and keynote speaker Chief Master Sgt. Marion K. Nation of the Texas Air National Guard. 

On Tuesday, May 26, 2015, Congressman Al Green released the following statement on the Fifth Circuit’s decision to deny the Obama administration’s request to lift an injunction against the implementation of immigration executive actions.

(Washington, DC)--On April 30, 2015, Congressman Al Green introduced a resolution to promote minority health awareness as well as support the goals and ideals of National Minority Health Month in April 2015. The resolution specifically seeks to bring attention to the health disparities faced by minority populations in the U.S.

(Houston, TX)—On Monday, April 27, 2015, Congressmen Al Green (TX-09) and Mike Honda (CA-17) introduced a bill, which would grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Nepalese nationals affected by the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that has ravaged the country and killed thousands.

(Washington, DC)--On Tuesday, April 14, 2015, Congressman Al Green joined fellow members of the Congressional Black Caucus and members of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC) at a press conference to discuss a new JEC report detailing major economic challenges in the African American community.  The report found that according to many major economic indicators there are significant discrepancies between black and white Americans.

Over the weekend of March 6, 2015, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) joined civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis (GA-05) in leading thousands of marchers across the Edmund Pettus Bridge to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday.’ The marchers included a bipartisan coalition of Members of Congress, as well as civil rights leaders and citizens from across the country. As one of the original marchers on ‘Bloody Sunday,’ Congressman Lewis suffered a fractured skull when state troopers beat back the group of peaceful voting rights protestors.

(Washington, DC)—On Tuesday, February 10, 2015, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) attended a meeting at the White House with President Obama and other Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members. In the meeting, the President and the CBC discussed legislative priorities for the 114^th Congress and further Executive action to address the problems facing our nation.