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(Washington, DC)— On Wednesday, July 22, 2015, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) announced he will be accompanying President Obama and other U.S. lawmakers on a trip to Nairobi, Kenya and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from July 23-29, 2015.  Congressman Al Green will join President Obama and other U.S. lawmakers in attending the 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Summit, as well as meeting with local leaders and dignitaries in Ethiopia and Kenya.

(Washington, DC)—On Tuesday, July 14, 2015, by a vote of 412 to 1, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 251, the Homes for Heroes Act of 2015, which aims to prevent low-income veterans and their families from becoming homeless.  This legislation specifically establishes a Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and requires an annual report on veterans’ homelessness be submitted to Congress. The Special Assistant would also help coordinate HUD’s programs and activities relating to veterans and serve as a HUD liaison with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).