Press Releases
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(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. Temporary Protected Status allows aliens who do not legally qualify as refugees, but are nonetheless fleeing or reluctant to return to potentially dangerous situations, to temporarily remain in the United States.
(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. The five military academies include: West Point Military Academy, the Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy, the Coast Guard Academy and the Merchant Marine Academy.
(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. Congressman Al Green was one of the select members of Congress invited to witness the President sign this landmark bill, which aims at continuing the economic recovery in our nation.
(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.
Today, the House of Representatives passed the Transportation and Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill by a vote of 251-167. The bill incorporates five earmarks requested by Congressman Al Green (TX-09).
(Washington, DC)--Today, Congressman Al Green’s (TX-09) “Veterans, Women, Families with Children, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2010” (H.R. 476) moved forward in Congress after being approved in a mark up session held by the House Committee on Financial Services. The bill has now been favorably approved and reported out of Committee.
(Washington, DC)--This week, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) has introduced the Johnson Space Center Workforce Stability Act of 2010 (H.R. 5855) in the House of Representatives which aims at allocating $80 million over two years to implement transition programs to assist the employees of the Johnson Space Center (JSC) who are at risk of losing their jobs due to the cancellation of NASA’s Constellation Program and other changes with NASA’s budget.