Al Green

I know what invidious discrimination is like. I know the harm that discrimination can cause.

It was about more than a house. Many of these people had just purchased the home of their dreams.

Friends, if you like kickbacks you will love the CHOICE Act because it will allow hardworking Americans to go into a lending institution to acquire a loan and receive an indication that he or she has qualified for a loan at 8 percent when…

I want to compliment you for standing your ground against the odds.

I think that investigations ought to be opened and I think somebody ought to be prosecuted.

Continued open discussion on these new technologies are essential moving forward so that consumers can be familiar with both benefits and the limits of autonomous features.

While the technology behind autonomous vehicles continues to evolve at a rapid pace it is important that industry and Congress continue to examine safety standards to ensure consumer safety.

Don't you think that the cost of not doing it is important, as well?

In my opinion, a better title for this hearing would be, 'Another repeal bill.'

We found that if we increased the disclosure of workforce training and made it more like R&D, you would actually incentivize companies to invest in their workforce.

We need to do other programs to boost that.

I think that deregulation has very limited, and frankly, a lot of negative implications, a very limited impacts on increasing access to capital.

Compliance cost is a significant part of your problem.

The Congress of the United States of America should not be in the business of promoting litigation.

It is a shameful and disgraceful circumstance that we find ourselves dealing with today.

I would like to, this morning, apologize to the American people for this shameful and disrespectful abuse of power.

While there may be many people in this room who are of the opinion that America is not great, it seems that the world views America as great.

I was disappointed to hear that the President was going to cut $190 million from the discretionary appropriations in NFIP, but I was also even more disappointed to learn that he is appropriating $4.5 billion for Executive Orders, one of…

Congressman Al Green has filed House Resolution 153, calling for Sandy's release.

Where are the consequences for China's horrific treatment of an American citizen? There has been a lot of talk, but it is time for action.

I also believe that it's time now for the nation of China to respect the rights of an American citizen, and let's get Sandy brought home as quickly as possible.

There should be penalties for companies that import things using prison slave labor.

Manufacturing Christmas lights with slave labor is a horrifying thought.

I fully support that resolution and I hope that the full House will support that resolution.

I especially thank you for allowing me to be an interloper today. I want to give you an apology because I arrived a little bit late.