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(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.          

The first Texas Africa Business Summit started yesterday in Houston with Congressman Al Green (TX-09) as one of its Honorary Chairs. It brought together diplomatic representatives from various African countries such as Angola, Egypt, Ghana and Senegal. The summit also included local entrepreneurs, such as Wea Lee, chairman of Houston’s International Trade Center, which organized the event.

Today, the House of Representatives passed H. Res. 1046, a bipartisan resolution introduced by Congressman Al Green (TX-09), recognizing the significance of Black History Month.  Cosponsored by 61 representatives, H. Res. 1046 passed the House by a vote of 402 to 0. 

(Houston, TX)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09), Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) and Congressman Gene Green (TX-29) met with the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Houston to analyze the positive effects of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) in the nation’s fourth largest city. The meeting took place at the headquarters of the Port of Houston.