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(Washington, DC)--Congressman Al Green (TX-09) underscored the importance of the House Homeland Security Committee’s oversight hearing into last week’s security breach at the White House State Dinner.  Congressman Green made the following remarks at the conclusion of yesterday’s hearing in which Mark Sullivan, Director of the United States Secret Service, was the sole witness to appear of four invited witnesses     

(Washington, DC)--Congressman Al Green (TX-09) expressed his support today for President Obama’s decision to deploy 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan. This troop surge is a component of the Administration’s ongoing war strategy to protect the United States from international terrorism and to ultimately end U.S. involvement in Afghanistan.

Congressman Al Green acknowledged that in his speech, President Obama emphasized the importance of maintaining an open-ended war while addressing cadets at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point.

(Houston, TX)--Congressman Al Green (TX-09) expressed his support today for the Federal Transit Administration’s decision to approve a project that aims to expand Houston’s Light Rail System to different areas of the city.

Specifically, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has approved the University Corridor Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, which was presented by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO), into the preliminary engineering phase of FTA’s New Starts program.

(Washington, DC)--In a unanimous vote, the House Committee on Homeland Security passed this week H.R. 2611, a measure which would authorize the Department of Homeland Security’s ‘Securing the Cities’ (STC) initiative.  The bill includes an amendment offered by Congressman Al Green (TX-09) that would expand the scope of the STC program to include at least two additional cities in the program. 

(Houston, TX)--Congressman Al Green (TX-09) participated today in the celebrations of Veterans Day in Houston, which this year was particularly emotional because of the tragedy at Fort Hood.

“As long as this is a Government of the people, by the people and for the people, they will be remembered,” said Congressman Al Green when he addressed the hundreds of people ---including veterans and civilians--- who had gathered at City Hall.

(Houston, TX)--Congressman Al Green (TX-09) attended today the multitudinous memorial ceremony held at Fort Hood to honor the 13 fatal victims of the tragic incident that occurred last week when Major Nidal Malik Hassan allegedly opened fire in the Readiness Center.

(Washington, DC)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) commended the passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act (HR 3962) by the U.S. House of Representatives, which was passed by a vote of 220-215. Congressman Al Green noted that HR3962 would expand health coverage to 36 million Americans, which would guarantee that 96 percent of the population would have health insurance when this bill takes effect:
            

(Washington, DC)--Today. U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate amendments to HR 3548, the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act by a vote of 403 to 12.  
         
The bill extends unemployment benefits in all states, extends the current tax credit for first-time homebuyers and expands the homebuyer credit to current homeowners buying new primary residences.