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(Washington, DC)--Today, Houston area veterans joined Congressman Al Green (TX-09) at the new Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center Domiciliary Facility to urge President Bush to reconsider his threat to veto H.R. 3329, the Homes for Heroes Act, which passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday by a 412-9 vote.  The Homes for Heroes Act, introduced by Congressman Al Green in August 2007, will provide shelter for homeless veterans and their families and help prevent very low-income veteran families from falling into homelessness.  The bill was introduced in the U.S.

(Washington, DC)--Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.

(Washington, DC)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) introduced the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Preparedness, Research, and Education Program Act of 2008, or the DHS PREP Act. The bill will establish a program of DHS fellowship awards focused solely on researching post-disaster response and recovery, whether the disasters are natural or man-made.  Congressman Green worked closely with Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie G.

(Washington, DC)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) presided over the House Financial Services Committee’s passage of H.R. 3329, the Homes for Heroes Act, marking the final step in the process before the bill can be voted on in the House of Representatives.

(Washington, DC)--Congressman Al Green (TX-09) released the following statement today on the passing of Tim Russert:

“It is with great sadness that I mourn the passing and commemorate the life of the tremendous political journalist Tim Russert.  I would like to extend to Mr. Russert’s family, friends and innumerable admirers my prayers and heartfelt condolences.

(Washington, DC)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) was honored for his tireless dedication to advancing the cause of fair housing and equal rights, including his sponsorship of H.R. 2926, the Housing Fairness Act of 2007.  Congressman Al Green was the first recipient of the Walter F. Mondale and Edward W.

(Houston, TX)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) joined Julie Cripe, President and CEO of OMNIBANK, to give Amigos Por Vida Charter School Students an interactive financial education lesson on the importance of saving and money management.  The American Bankers Association (ABA) Education Foundation’s “Teach Children to Save” program includes games and activities about saving, budgeting and distinguishing needs from wants.  The event also helped students develop a familiarity with banks and other financial institutions.

(Washington, DC)--Today, the House Homeland Security Committee marked-up H.R. 4749, the National Bombing Prevention Act of 2007.  H.R. 4749 establishes, in statute, the Office of Bombing Prevention within the Department of Homeland Security.  Congressman Al Green (TX-09), a member of the Homeland Security Committee, successfully amended H.R.