Seniors & Medicare
For decades, Medicare and Social Security have helped millions of Americans retire comfortably after a lifetime of work. As a country, we made a promise to protect our elderly and ensure they would have reliable access to the resources and support that they earned. Now more than ever, we cannot abandon our seniors when their resources, and ultimately their independence is threatened.
Congressman Gonzalez opposes ill-advised efforts to privatize Social Security or turn Medicare into a voucher system. The Congressman supports protecting and expanding Social Security and Medicare for all Americans.
Unfortunately, one in every five elderly Americans have been victims of financial abuse. As a member of the House Committee on Financial Services, Congressman Gonzalez seeks to enact policies that protect senior citizens from financial exploitation.
The Congressman has proudly co-sponsored legislation that would address the long-term challenges associated with funding Social Security and ensure that seniors' hard-earned benefits keep pace with the rising cost of living, healthcare, and prescription drugs. Some of this legislation includes H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, which eliminates the windfall elimination provision, and H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act, which provides savings on prescription drugs and limits insulin to $35 a month for seniors on Medicare.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released a statement following his vote to oppose House Republicans’ bill that would strip health care from over 100,000 South Texans, and leaves out critical funding for community infrastructure projects.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) joined over 60 of his democratic colleagues in cosponsoring H.R. 4849, Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act. This bill would reverse the drastic health care cuts Republicans passed in the “Big, Ugly Bill” and permanently extend the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits. Without congressional action to extend these tax credits, South Texans who obtain health care through the ACA will be forced to pay almost 200% more in insurance costs.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Congressman Vicente Gonzalez was joined by members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Retirees Chapter 12, Brownsville Educators Stand Together American Federation of Teachers (BEST AFT) Local 3877, Texas State Employees Union – Communication Workers of America (TSEU – CWA) Local 6186, and the Rio Grande Valley Labor Council to rally against the “Big, Ugly Bill” that was signed into law last month by President Donald J. Trump.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) exposed the truth about Republicans’ most significant betrayal of our seniors to date: the so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill.”
Full remarks can be watched here.
Transcript below:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today [originally released on Thursday, July 3, 2025], Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released a statement following his vote against the updated Republican Budget Bill that strips healthcare from almost 17 million Americans, including more than 1.6 million Texans and over 100,000 South Texans, and adds almost $4 trillion to the deficit over the next decade - all to give billionaires and multinational corporations a tax break.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released a statement following his vote against the House Republican Budget Bill that would strip almost 14 million Americans off their healthcare, including nearly 50,000 South Texans and add at least $3.8 trillion to the national deficit.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released a statement following his vote against the Senate Amendment to H.Con.Res. 14, which cuts crucial services for South Texans, including vital Medicaid for children and seniors, the Affordable Care Act, Head Start, Pell Grants, the National School Lunch program, SNAP benefits for low-income families, and vital infrastructure funding.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released a statement following his vote to oppose House Republicans’ stopgap bill that would only hurt veterans and vulnerable South Texans.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released a statement following President Trump’s first address to a joint session of Congress since being re-elected and sworn in.
“On Tuesday night, I sat in the House Chamber and listened to President Trump address our nation. Let me be clear – I do not want President Trump to fail. If he fails, South Texans and the American people fail.”