Press Releases
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(Washington, DC)--Congressman Al Green (TX-09) cautioned witnesses against profiling suspected terrorists only on the basis of religion at today’s House Homeland Security Committee’s oversight hearing investigating the attempted airline bombing on Christmas Day. The hearing entitled, “Flight 253: Learning Lessons from an Averted Tragedy,” examined the circumstances that surrounded the incident, providing the public with insight into the event and the security lapses that led to a systemic failure of the intelligence community.
(Washington, DC)--On January 26, 2010, Congressman Al Green voted for S. 2949, legislation which expands the U.S. Repatriation Assistance fund to $25 million in order to provide emergency aid to repatriated Americans. The bill passed the House of Representatives on Tuesday by voice vote and was signed into law by President Obama today.
(Washington, DC)--Congressman Al Green voted yes on a congressional resolution (H. Res. 1021) to express solidarity with the people of the Republic of Haiti. Congressman Al Green was an original co-sponsor of the resolution, which passed the House today by a vote of 411-1.
(Washington, DC)--During today’s hearing on the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill Claims Processing System, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) submitted for the record, a letter he recently sent to Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Chair of the House Veterans’ Affairs’ Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. In the letter, Congressman Al Green commended the Department of Veterans Affairs and the committee for its hard work on behalf of our nation’s veterans, but implored them to use all available resources to alleviate the huge backlog of education claims.
(Washington, DC)--Today, by a unanimous vote, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2611, a bipartisan measure which would authorize the Department of Homeland Security’s Securing the Cities initiative. The bill, introduced by Representative Peter King (NY-03), included an amendment offered by Representative Al Green (TX-09) that would expand the scope of the Securing the Cities program to include at least two additional high-risk urban cities, making it a national program.
(Washington, DC)--Today, the Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, held a hearing on the Housing Fairness Act of 2009 (H.R. 476), which Congressman Al Green (TX-09) introduced in the House of Representatives in January of 2009.
(Washington, DC)--Congressman Al Green (TX-09) signed on as an original co-sponsor of legislation to provide Americans with a tax benefit on their 2009 tax returns for charitable contributions made to relief efforts in the Republic of Haiti. The bill (H.R. 4462), passed the House with a voice vote.
(Houston, TX)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) joined prominent business leaders from the Houston area in a press conference to announce the convening of the first Texas Africa Business Summit. As Honorary Host Committee Chair, Congressman Al Green praised the summit’s organizers for their foresight in promoting international networking and business opportunities.
(Washington, DC)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) applauded the Obama Administration after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced its decision to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals who were in the United States as of January 12, 2010. This will allow eligible Haitian nationals to continue living and working in the United States for the next 18 months.
(Houston, TX)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) announced $3.1 million in new grant funding authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to assist unemployed workers in Houston.