CONGRESSMAN GONZALEZ REFLECTS ON VISIT BY SELECT COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DISPARITY AND FAIRNESS IN GROWTH TO SOUTH TEXAS 

WESLACO, Texas – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) released the following statement at the conclusion of a visit to South Texas from the House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth:

"I am extremely grateful to Chairman Himes and my colleagues on the House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth for visiting South Texas to learn about the real economic and infrastructure investments that are needed in our communities. I would also like to thank all of the local leaders and experts for sharing their time, experiences, and recommendations with us. 

I was appalled that my Republican colleagues used this unique opportunity to paint South Texas as a lawless and unsafe community. With all of their statistics, they failed to mention that the Rio Grande Valley is home to some of the safest communities in the entire country. 

It is ignorant and highly disrespectful of my Republican colleagues to continue to use the Rio Grande Valley as a political backdrop and use my constituents as political pawns. It is time my Republican colleagues take some time to sit down and learn a thing or two about what South Texans are all about."

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