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(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; 4.08% in 2010; and 3.4% in 2011.

The House passed the bill this afternoon by a vote of 356 to 71.

(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:

"President Ford presided over our nation at a time when its citizens had suffered through the tragic scandal of the Watergate Affair, and when our nation was struck by divisiveness and polarization. Yet, President Ford rose above these troubling times to bring dignity and integrity back to the White House and was a unifying symbol of our nations resolve to go forward.

(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.

(Washington, DC)--Congressman Al Green (D-TX) will join other speakers, including Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Robert Coakley, ACORN Katrina Survivors Association, and Mary Spencer, ACORN DC Leader, in a Washington, D. C., press conference where ACORN will announce its next steps 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. 

(Houston, TX)--Congressman Al Green (TX-09), in conjunction with the Social Security Administration, will host Town Hall Meetings on December 9 and December 16 to give eligible persons an opportunity to sign-up for the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage Plan in advance of the year-end deadline.