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(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.

(Washington, DC)--Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 (H.R. 4213) by a vote of 272-152. Congressman Al Green (TX-09) said extending these benefits “is crucial due to the critical financial situation of millions of Americans who have not been able to find a job because of the fragility of a labor market which is still suffering the repercussions of the historical economic crisis that started at the end of 2008.”

(Washington, DC)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) applauded the Senate passage of the Conference Report on the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (H.R.4173), which passed  by a vote of 60-39. According to Green, this bill is not only fair for the American people, but historic for the nation. For the past few months Congressman Al Green, who serves on the House Committee on Financial Services, has played a major role in the design of the legislation. 

(Washington, DC)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) voted to support the Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2010 (H.R. 5114), which passed the House by a vote of 329-90. Congressman Al Green is a cosponsor of the bill, which amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and reauthorizes the National Flood Insurance Program through 2015.

(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. In his most recent trip to the region, Congressman Al Green learned about the latest developments in the response efforts to stop one of the most catastrophic environmental disasters in American history.

(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. These amendments would improve disclosures by institutions receiving Small Business Lending Fund assistance and require the inclusion of multi-lingual outreach materials and considerations by participating institutions.

(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.