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August 22, 2018

(Houston, TX) - On Wednesday, August 22, 2018, Congressman Al Green released the following statement regarding local flood control funding:


August 15, 2018

(Houston, TX)Congressman Al Green made the following statement regarding the school ratings rendered by the Texas Education Agency today during a HISD press conference at Worthing High School: 

Issues:Education

August 1, 2018

(Houston, TX) On Wednesday, August 1, 2018, Congressman Al Green announced Kwentoria Williams as his new Press Secretary. Williams is a member of Rep. Green’s Houston staff. Please contact her at 713-383-9234 or algreenpress@mail.house.gov for all media inquiries.


July 23, 2018

Washington, D.C. – Today, a bicameral and bipartisan group of congressional members from the Texas delegation issued the following statements on Houstonian William Nguyen’s release from detention in Vietnam.


July 4, 2018

Houston, TX - Congressman Al Green released the following statement regarding border security and immigration enforcement reform:    


July 2, 2018

Houston, TX – Congressman Al Green traveled to a childcare detention facility in Brownsville, Texas, on Monday, July 2, 2018 to investigate the humanitarian crisis created by President Trump. He released the following statement regarding the intentional separation of migrant families by the government at the border:


May 28, 2018

Houston, TX – On Monday, May 28, 2018, Rep. Al Green attended a special dedication and unveiling of a Veteran’s Memorial Stone in the Ninth Congressional District. The Memorial Stone was presented by the Missouri City American Legion Post 294, in partnership with the City of Missouri City. The Ninth Congressional District of Texas is proud to now be home of such a historic designation in honor of deceased veterans who have called the area home.


April 20, 2018

Washington, D.C. – On Friday, (April 20, 2018) - Congressman Al Green released the following statement regarding his introduction of H.R. 5510:
“I am proud to have had the support of Rep. Gutiérrez, along with 24 of my colleagues when I introduced H.R. 5510, the Reentry and Reunification Act of 2018. This legislation will reunite deserving families by providing a verified pathway to U.S. citizenship for individuals who have no criminal history, who were deported, and who have a spouse or children who are currently U.S. citizens.


April 11, 2018

Washington, D.C. (April 11, 2018) Representatives Al Green (D-TX) and Emanuel Cleaver (D-CA) introduced H.Res.817 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act with 54 members of Congress.

Issues:Housing

March 22, 2018

Washington, D.C. (March 22, 2018) – Today, Representatives Al Green (D-TX) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) led a bi-partisan letter to the Appropriations Committee with 117 members of Congress to support $47 million in funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. President Trump’s budget request for FY 2019 effectively zeroed out the program.