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U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, has co-sponsored a resolution that would work to reimburse federal contractors' lost wages, according to a news release.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez today announced his new position on the House Foreign Affairs Committee for the 116th Congress.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez has relocated the Edinburg, Texas District Office to McAllen, Texas. The new office is located at 1305 W. Hackberry Avenue.
WASHINGTON – Texas border region Congressman Vicente Gonzalez left a White House meeting on the 26-day-old government shutdown Wednesday questioning President Donald Trump's grasp of border issues, calling his comments "crazy" and "irrational."
He also reported zero progress in Trump's meeting with a half-dozen Democratic members of the bipartisan "Problem Solvers Caucus."
Don't mess with Texas' hurricane relief funds.
That was the message 23 Texas lawmakers sent to President Donald Trump on Tuesday in response to recent reports that his administration is considering using money meant to fund disaster relief and flood mitigation projects to secure the southern border.
WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) introduced the This Land Is Our Land Act to prohibit the U.S. Department of Homeland Security or U.S.
President Trump is scheduled to visit McAllen on Thursday to address what he called the crisis at the southern border, which comes amid attempts to persuade the nation of the need for a border wall, the sticking point in negotiations with congressional Democrats that led to a government shutdown.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez today issued the following statement following media reports that President Donald J. Trump will be visiting the U.S.-Mexico Border, potentially McAllen, Texas.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Soon after being sworn into office for the 116th Congress, the three U.S. Representatives for the South Texas border region voted for legislation that would end the partial government shutdown without funding a border wall.
The bill passed by 239-192, with five Republicans joining every Democrat in supporting the measure.
WASHINGTON - Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez, Henry Cuellar, and Filemon Vela today issued the following statements, laying out their mission for the 116th Congress.
Vicente Gonzalez, "In the 116th Congress, we will put an end to this dog and pony show and get the federal government back to work for the people."