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(Washington, DC)--Yesterday, Congressman Al Green voted in support to H.R. 365, a bill that charges the Environmental Protection Agency with the development of health-based guidelines to assist state and local authorities in cleaning up former meth lab sites.

The House passed the bill yesterday afternoon by a vote of 426 to 2.

(Washington, DC)--Yesterday, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) joined other members of the Financial Services Committee during a day-long hearing of the full committee to examine the federal housing response and housing reconstruction efforts in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

(Washington, DC)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) introduced a resolution recognizing the 98th anniversary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The resolution was introduced with 111 original cosponsors.

(Washington, D.C.)--This week, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) was named to the exclusive House Committee on Financial Services as well as the Committee on Homeland Security. He was also appointed to the position of Regional Whip for Region 6 (Texas).

(Washington, D.C.)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) voted to make college more affordable and accessible by cutting the interest rate on subsidized student loans for undergraduates in half over the next five years cutting the interest rate from 6.8% to 3.4%.  The bill cuts the interest rate in half in five steps:  from 6.8% to 6.12% in 2007; 5.44% in 2008; 4.76% in 2009;

(Washington, D.C.)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) voted for bipartisan legislation increasing the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour over two years, benefiting nearly 13 million American workers and their families. Congressman Al Green was an original cosponsor of H.R. 2, the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007. The House passed the bill this afternoon by a vote of 315 to 116.

(Washington, DC)--Congressman Al Green released the following statement today on the passing of former President Gerald Ford:

(Washington, DC) - Congressman Al Green (TX-09) today joined other members of Congress in a Washington, DC, press conference in support of ACORN's legal action to pressure FEMA to comply with a federal judges orders to immediately resume making housing benefits available to 11,000 survivors of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.  FEMA is appealing the order.