Press Releases

(Washington. DC)--This week, on the first anniversary of the Haiti earthquake, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) expressed his solidarity and support for the citizens of that nation. The Congressman advocated for continuing the international efforts to rebuild the country and help it stabilize the phase of long-term recovery.

(Washington, DC)--Last week, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) introduced a bill in the House of Representatives which would grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Pakistani nationals affected by the devastating floods that ravaged Pakistan this past summer.

(Houston, TX)--Last week Congressman Al Green (TX-09) hosted his Military Academy Day 2010 at Houston’s Sharpstown High School to inform the residents of Texas' 9th Congressional District about  the process to request his nomination to one of the five Military Academies that exist in the United States.

(Washington, DC)--Yesterday, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) joined President Barack Obama at a White House ceremony to enact into law the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act, which Congress passed last week.

(Houston, TX)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) announced that the City of Houston and Harris County have been awarded significant funding as part of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), which is coordinated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

(Houston, TX)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) hosted his sixth annual ‘Green Light to Healthy Living’ health fair at Houston’s Westbury High School. The event provided free immunizations and health screenings to approximately 300 residents of the Ninth Congressional District.

(Houston, TX)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) presented the US 90A Commuter Rail project, one of his main priorities in Congress, to Fort Bend County’s entrepreneurs. Congressman Al Green emphasized this project has the potential to be a decisive step toward the expansion and continued development of a first class public transportation system for the Houston metropolitan area.

(Washington, DC)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09), in a special session of Congress voted in favor of the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act (H.R. 1586). This measure, which passed the Senate on August 5, 2010 passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 247-161.