The Dispute Index

Al Green

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U.S. Congress

United States Representative (Democratic) from Texas's 9th district.

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What we have documented

We have documented 6 statements by Al Green, in 5 cases. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Al Green

Portrait of Al Green

Al Green

Role at the time: U.S. representative

Condemned

Statement summary

Al Green signs a joint letter demanding that DHS stop funding political ads supporting Trump and disclose how the spending was approved.

“This disturbing pattern of redirecting congressionally appropriated funding to advantage one political party must cease immediately.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)House Homeland Security Democrats' September 30 letter on Trump advertising fundsPages 1-2: opposition and records demands; pages 3-4: signatures
Why we used this label

Signing the letter adopts its explicit opposition to public funding for the Trump-promoting ads.

Read statementFull case: Should taxpayers fund Trump's "public service" television ads?
Portrait of Al Green

Al Green

Role at the time: U.S. representative for Texas

Condemned

Statement summary

Al Green wrote in H. Res. 1486, the impeachment resolution he submitted on August 24 and offered on the House floor on September 15, that the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was unjustified.

“After blocking Mr. Araujo's vehicle, Federal officers—none of whom were wearing body cameras—committed the unjustified killing of Mr. Araujo, who was unarmed and not a target of an investigation, and arrested the surviving passengers. ... This too is an unjustified killing.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Al Green offers H. Res. 1486 on the House floor (Congressional Record, September 15, 2026)PDF page 29, printed H5653, column 1; the first occurrence of the sentence follows the Salgado Araujo paragraphs and the second follows the Duran Guerrero paragraph.
Why we used this label

The case asks whether ICE was justified in fatally shooting Salgado Araujo. In H. Res. 1486 Green wrote that officers "committed the unjustified killing of Mr. Araujo" and, after describing the Houston shooting, "This too is an unjustified killing." That expressly rejects the justification, so Condemned fits. Challenged the characterization is the closest competing label; it loses because Green evaluates the killing itself.

Read statementFull case: Was ICE justified in fatally shooting Lorenzo Salgado Araujo?
Portrait of Al Green

Al Green

Role at the time: U.S. representative for Texas

Condemned

Statement summary

Al Green wrote in H. Res. 1486, the impeachment resolution he submitted on August 24 and offered on the House floor on September 15, that the killing of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero was unjustified.

“On July 13, 2026, ICE officers killed Mr. Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, an unarmed man, in Biddeford, Maine, during yet another purported traffic stop in which the victim posed no threat to the ICE officers who gunned him down. ... This too is an unjustified killing.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Al Green offers H. Res. 1486 on the House floor (Congressional Record, September 15, 2026)PDF page 29, printed H5653, column 1; the first occurrence of the sentence follows the Salgado Araujo paragraphs and the second follows the Duran Guerrero paragraph.
Why we used this label

The case asks whether the ICE officer was justified in fatally shooting Durán Guerrero. In H. Res. 1486 Green wrote of the Biddeford killing: "This too is an unjustified killing." That expressly rejects the justification, so Condemned fits. Challenged the characterization is the closest competing label; it loses because Green evaluates the killing itself and does not merely dispute DHS's description of it.

Read statementFull case: Was the ICE officer justified in fatally shooting Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero?
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Al Green

Role at the time: U.S. Representative, Texas 9th district

Condemned

Statement summary

Al Green voted Yea on H.Con.Res. 93, the House resolution directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

“On Agreeing to the Resolution: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)U.S. House Roll Call Vote 307: H.Con.Res. 93, Iran War Powers Resolution (agreed to, 220-204)
Why we used this label

A yea vote supported directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran, opposing continued U.S. involvement in the war without congressional authorization.

Read statementFull case: Do they support the war in Iran?
Portrait of Al Green

Al Green

Role at the time: U.S. representative for Texas’s 9th congressional district

Condemned

Statement summary

Al Green included Salgado Araujo among civilians whose killings he called unjustified and accused the president of covering them up.

“That is because the President of the United States, Donald John Trump, is covering up unjustified killings of civilians, including Renee Good, Alex Pretti, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, and Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Congressional Record: Al Green on deadly immigration policiesHouse pages H5493–H5497, remarks by Rep. Al Green beginning under “Deadly Immigration Policies”
Why we used this label

Relative to the fatal use of force against Salgado Araujo, Green expressly identifies the killing as unjustified. That is direct condemnation.

Read statementFull case: Was ICE justified in fatally shooting Lorenzo Salgado Araujo?
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Al Green

Role at the time: U.S. representative and original cosponsor of H.Res. 1177

Condemned

Statement summary

Al Green is named as an original cosponsor of the resolution seeking to impeach Hegseth. Its six articles allege misconduct involving military operations, sensitive information and congressional oversight. The measure was referred to the House Judiciary Committee.

“Action: Became an original cosponsor of H.Res. 1177, articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth, on April 15, 2026.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)H.Res. 1177: Impeaching Peter B. Hegseth, Secretary of Defense of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanorsIntroduced in House, April 15, 2026; pp. 1–7, Articles I–VI.
Why we used this label

The case concerns Hegseth's conduct and fitness to remain secretary. Co-sponsoring articles seeking his impeachment condemns the alleged conduct and supports his removal.

Read statementFull case: Should Pete Hegseth be impeached?

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