Economy
Congressman Gonzalez is a voice for American consumers and an advocate for fiscally responsible policies that encourage economic growth and job creation in South Texas. He supports updating our nation's tax regime so that all Americans benefit from the nation's tax system equitably. He also supports reducing barriers for folks entering and moving up in the workforce, such as lowering the cost of education and increasing access to childcare.
As a member of the powerful House Committee on Financial Services, Congressman Gonzalez seeks to enact policies that protect seniors and service members from financial exploitation and balance the needs of taxpayers, businesses, and regional and community financial institutions.
Congressman Gonzalez is also a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of centrist Democrats committed to pursuing fiscally responsible policies, ensuring a strong national defense, and transcending party lines to get things done for the American people.
A staunch supporter of pragmatism and mutual respect, Congressman Gonzalez is a member of the Problem Solvers Caucus. The caucus consists of Democrats and Republicans who pursue common sense, bipartisan economic policies working together for the common good of the United States of America.
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EDINBURG — Individuals in Hidalgo and Cameron counties can begin to apply for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for damage stemming from the June flooding after President Donald Trump granted a federal disaster declaration Friday.
Small brokerage firms could soon see relief from longstanding regulatory burdens.
Alabama Democratic Sen. Doug Jones and Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton recently introduced to the Senate Banking Committee an amendment to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Rep. French Hill, R-AR, and Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-TX, introduced the amendment to the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee.
EDINBURG — Federal disaster relief for Hidalgo and Cameron counties now rests in the hands of President Donald Trump following a formal request for aid by Gov. Greg Abbott at a briefing here Tuesday morning.
EDINBURG — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will visit the area Tuesday to receive a briefing and provide an update on the ongoing response to the severe weather and flooding the Rio Grande Valley experienced last week.
Abbott will hold a news conference Tuesday morning at the Emergency Operations Center in Edinburg, his press office announced late Monday.
Small broker-dealers are hoping bills introduced in the House and Senate will ease some of the costs of required annual audits.
Under the legislation, small brokers would not have to hire an auditing firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board for their reviews.
The PCAOB was established in 2002 by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to strengthen audits of public companies in the wake of the Enron and other accounting scandals.
Pictured above: Community leaders and stakeholders from the Rio Grande Valley gathered in Washington, D.C. for the 2nd Annual RGV2DC fly-in.
WASHINGTON — Recently, Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX-15) and French Hill (R-AR-02) introduced H.R. 6021, the Small Business Audit Correction Act, that provides much-needed regulatory relief for small investment brokers by exempting them from certain audit requirements and reinstating previous regulations. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Doug Jones (D-AL) introduced companion legislation, S. 3004, in the Senate.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) has issued the following statement in response to President Donald J. Trump's decision to levy steel and aluminum tariffs on the European Union, Canada, and Mexico:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Doug Collins (R-GA-09) introduced H.R. 5958, the Phair Pricing Act of 2018, to lower the cost of prescription medications for patients in the Medicare Part D program.