Press Releases

(Washington, DC)--Congressman Al Green’s (TX-09) “Veterans, Women, Families with Children, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2010” (H.R. 476) was unanimously voted out of the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity and forwarded to the Committee on Financial Services with a favorable recommendation. Upon favorable vote by the full committee, it will go to the Floor to be voted on by the House of Representatives.
          

(Houston, TX)--Congressman Al Green (TX-09) hosted students from several Houston-area high schools who attended his Town Hall Youth Summit where he talked about the importance of getting a good education and encouraged them to graduate.
          

(Houston, TX)--Last month, Rebuilding Together - Houston, a leader in preserving affordable housing for low-income homeowners, announced that it will be receiving a $400,000 grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), specifically designated for Rebuilding Together – Houston’s Veterans Housing program.

Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) announced that the Houston VA Regional Office has hired 51 new workers with funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which President Obama signed into law in February 2009.

The new workers will assist processing Veterans’ claims for VA benefits, including compensation, pensions and education benefits.

“This is one more example that the Recovery Act is working. It is both helping to stimulate our local economy in Houston and to put Americans to work by creating new jobs,” Congressman Al Green said.

(Houston, TX)--On April 21, 2010, Congressman Al Green in the House of Representatives offered the following statement in the Congressional Record on the passing of civil rights leader, Dr. Dorothy Irene Height:

“I am deeply saddened by the passing of legendary civil rights pioneer, Dr. Dorothy Irene Height. I extend my heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Height as our nation mourns the loss of a true visionary, champion, and leader in the fight for civil rights and justice for all Americans.

(Houston, TX)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) lamented the death of Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks and praised his historic and continuing leadership in the civil rights movement and as executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

(Houston, TX)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) expressed his condolences to the family of Lenora Carter, publisher of the Houston Forward Times newspaper, who died April 10, 2010 at her Houston home.

(Washington, DC)--Congressman Al Green (TX-09) denounced the threats and harassing phone calls that several members of Congress, including himself, have received since the passage of the health care reform bill.