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(Washington, DC)--This week, Congressman Al Green (TX-09), along with other members of the House Committee on Homeland Security, travelled to the Gulf Coast Region to get a first hand look at the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

(Washington, DC)--This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two amendments sponsored by Congressman Al Green (TX-09) to H.R. 5297, the Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010.

(Washington, DC)--This week, the House of Representatives passed H. Con. Res. 242, Congressman Al Green’s (TX-09) resolution honoring the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) on the occasion of its 101st anniversary, by a vote of 421-0.
         

(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.

(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.