Press Releases
HOUSTON, TX – Congressman Gene Green hosted Houston-area students and parents at his Paying for College Workshop on Monday, October 15th at North Shore High School.
HOUSTON, TX – Congressman Green (D-TX), a senior Democrat on the Energy & Commerce Committee, released the statement below following the announcement by the Trump administration to give the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval to begin the process of allowing year-round use of E15, gasoline that is blended with 15 percent ethanol:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, with bipartisan support to combat the opioid crisis that’s affecting our country. In its final passage, the Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers (CORC) Act was also included, introduced by Reps.
WASHINGTON, DC – Wednesday, Congressmen Mike Conaway and Gene Green of Texas introduced H. Con. Res. 139, a resolution expressing support for the United States to pursue and enter into a military treaty alliance of extended deterrence with the State of Israel.
WASHINGTON, DC – President Donald Trump signed into law the Dr. Benjy Frances Brooks Children’s Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 (H.R. 5385) last night. The bill, introduced by Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Ranking Member Gene Green (D-TX) and sponsored by Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Chairman Michael Burgess, M.D.
HOUSTON, TX –Congressman Gene Green held his annual Northside Job Fair Monday morning, which hosted over 40 employers and more than 400 job candidates at the M.O. Campbell Educational Center arena. Many participants made connections with employers and began the interview process, others were offered jobs immediately.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Green (D-TX) released this statement following the passage of the bipartisan Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House of Representatives passed the Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act (H.R. 4606), a bipartisan bill Representative Gene Green (D-TX) worked on with Representative Bill Johnson (R-OH).
HOUSTON, TX – Congressman Gene Green (D-TX), Ranking Member of the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health, today issued a statement on the Trump administration’s final rule to expand the so-called “short-term, limited duration” insurance plans, which would allow insurance companies to sell health coverage plans that do not comply with the current law nor protect peo