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(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.

(Washington, DC)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) lauded the passage of H.R. 4872, the Reconciliation Act of 2010, in the House of Representatives by a vote of 220 to 211 and described it as “a historic and decisive legislative step towards health care reform in the United States.”

(Houston, TX)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) sponsored and organized two town hall meetings to inform tax filers about the Earned Income Tax Credit, also known as EITC. Attendees met with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) representatives and tax preparation specialists who assisted them with filing their 2009 tax returns.

(Washington, DC)--Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4573, Debt Relief for Earthquake Recovery in Haiti Act of 2010, which Congressman Al Green (TX-09) cosponsored, by a voice vote.
          

(Washington, DC)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) and His Excellency Raymond Joseph, Haitian Ambassador to the United States, discussed current conditions and humanitarian relief efforts in Haiti, following January’s 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated the island nation.