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Congressman Al Green presents flag and announces $2 million federal grant for Pearland fire engine
Summary
At the Pearland special meeting, Rep. Al Green presented a flag flown over the U.S. Capitol and said he helped deliver a $2,000,000 federal grant to fund a fire truck for the city.
Pearland, Texas — During the public-comment portion of Pearland’s May 11 special city council meeting, Congressman Al Green addressed the council and presented a ceremonial flag that had flown over the U.S. Capitol.
Al Green identified himself as "Al Green, your congressman" and told the audience he worked with city leadership to secure federal funding for Pearland. "We were able to deliver to your city mayor ... a $2,000,000 truck," he said, noting the presentation was made in honor of the swearing-in ceremony.
Council members and the presiding officer publicly thanked the congressman and acknowledged the federal support. The transcript logs the presentation of a certificate that states a flag was flown at the request of Rep. Al Green and presented to the mayor in recognition of the mayor’s swearing-in.
The transcript does not provide details on the grant program name, the awarding federal agency, or the timeline for procurement and deployment of the fire engine. Those implementation details were not specified in the meeting record.
Attribution: Quote from Congressman Al Green is taken from the meeting transcript. Additional details such as the grant program and schedule were not provided in the record.
