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(Washington, DC)--Congressman Al Green (TX-09) today filed an amicus brief together with Congressman Barney Frank (MA-4) and 60 other Democratic Members of Congress in the case of Watson v. FEMA, challenging FEMAs decision to cut off emergency housing assistance to 50,000 low-income evacuees of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on May 31, 2006.

(Washington, DC)--Congressman Al Green (TX-09), along with the support of several House Science Committee Democrats, introduced legislation aimed at increasing math and science interest and opportunities for inner city students.

(Washington, DC)--Congressman Al Green (TX-09), today, in a statement on the House floor expressed his support for an amendment to the Agriculture Appropriations bill that would protect access to the Food Stamp Program.  The amendment prohibits state agencies from making operational changes to the Food Stamp Program that would increase by 20 percent the volume of applications subm

(Houston, TX)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) joined the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Dallas and Capital One in the Sunnyside area of Houston, TX, for the announcement of eight grant awards totaling $2 million to assist low-income persons in their pursuit of homeownership throughout the Texas and Louisiana region.

(Washington, DC)--On Tuesday, May 16, 2006, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) was arrested with Members of the Congressional Black Caucus in front of the Sudanese Embassy while protesting the governments ambivalence towards the genocide in Darfur and highlight its importance in the African American community.

(Washington, DC)--Last night, the U.S. Senate passed H.Con.Res. 335, a resolution introduced by Congressman Al Green (TX-09) honoring the 97th anniversary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). H.Con.Res.

(Washington, DC)--Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.Con.Res. 335, a resolution introduced by Congressman Al Green (TX-09) honoring the 97th anniversary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). H.Con.Res.

(Washington, DC)--Today, Congressman James Clyburn, Chair of the Democratic Caucus, announced the appointment of Congressman Al Green to the new Democratic Task Force on Hurricane Katrina.  The task force will be chaired by Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.), a victim of the hurricane.