Press Releases

(Houston, TX)--On Monday, November 24, 2014, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) announced he will be meeting with members of the Consular Corps to prepare for President Obama’s Immigration and Accountability Executive Action.

(Washington, DC)—On Friday, November 21, 2014, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) released the following statement on President Obama’s Immigration Accountability Executive Action.

(Washington, DC)—On November 13, 2014, Congressman Al Green (TX-09), along with other House Democrats led by Congressman Luis Gutierrez (IL-04), called on President Obama to provide relief for millions of families and meaningfully reform our immigration system.

Congressman Al Green indicated that “Leading with an executive order on a major issue such as immigration reform by President Obama is far from unprecedented. We need only look at the actions of some of President Obama’s predecessors, which are not exactly the same but also involved human rights.”

(Houston, TX)—On Thursday, October 23, 2014, Congressmen Al Green (TX-09) and Ted Poe (TX-02), recognized October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Congressmen Al Green and Ted Poe have consistently collaborated to introduce resolutions raising awareness about the prevalence of domestic violence.

(Washington, DC)—On Friday, September 26, 2014, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) participated in a panel discussion with Sisters Network® Inc, a national African American breast cancer survivorship organization, at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 44th Annual Legislative Conference. The panel discussion, Teens4Pink, a teen’s family guide to breast health awareness, examined the necessity of breast cancer screenings and the impact of breast cancer on the black community.

       (Washington, DC)--On September 24, 2014, Congressman Al Green received the “Leader of Democracy” Award from the Memorial Foundation. The Memorial Foundation is the successor to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Foundation, which raised the funds to build the memorial to Dr. King in our nation’s capital. Congressman Al Green was recognized for his work in Congress to further the ideals of Dr. King and assist our Veterans.

(Washington, DC)—On Tuesday, September 16, 2014, Congressman Al Green attended a White House meeting to discuss diversity in the field of asset management with Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Obama; Jeff Zients, Director of the National Economic Council; Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez; Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker; and government officials that administer pension plans.

(Washington, DC)--On September 8, 2014, Congressman Al Green introduced the Transparency in Policing (TIP) Act of 2014. This bill would require state and local law enforcement agencies that receive funds from Department of Justice to acquire body cameras for use by their law enforcement officers. It would require that the Attorney General conduct a study on the cost of using body cameras by state and local law enforcement agencies.