Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Congressman Anthony Brown (MD-04) along with several colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives, wrote a letter to President Donald Trump demanding that funding for critical school safety and violence prevention programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) be restored. The Administration's budget request proposes to cut more than $400 million from these programs, and reduce by 37 percent national activities to support school safety.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted in favor of H.R. 4909, the Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Act of 2018. The safety and well-being of students and teachers in the 15th District of Texas is a top priority for Congressman Gonzalez. The congressman was proud to co-sponsor this bipartisan legislation that would authorize funding to improve school security. H.R. 4909 passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 407-10 this afternoon.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and 139 fellow House Democrats sent a letter to President Donald Trump, requesting that the administration impose sanctions against Russia required by H.R. 3364, Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act. The representatives underscored that the president has neglected to punish those responsible for meddling in the 2016 election from overseas and has done nothing to prevent future attacks, which the administration acknowledges are already underway.
WASHINGTON—Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) sent a letter urging U.S. Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, to support a pathway to citizenship for deported veterans. This comes in response to the Defense Secretary's recent statement that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients currently enlisted in the U.S. armed forces would not be in danger of deportation.
WASHINGTON— Today, Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Filemon Vela (TX-34), Kevin Cramer (ND-01), Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Congresswomen Terri Sewell (AL-07) and Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30) sent a bipartisan letter to President Trump urging that he work to update and modernize – not withdraw the U.S. from – the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The letter describes the benefits NAFTA has conferred on the American economy and warns of the consequences withdrawal would have.
WASHINGTON—Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) sent a letter to every U.S. state governor calling on them to pardon veterans who are currently in deportation proceedings or have already been deported. The letter comes after the congressman hosted a roundtable with leaders from veteran service organizations, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Congressman Mark Takano (CA-41) to discuss the Repatriate Our Patriots Act, a piece of bipartisan legislation that would bring home deported veterans and expedite their citizenship process.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced the 2018 Congressional Art Competition, An Artistic Discovery. This year's theme for the 15th District of Texas is ‘Home of the Brave,' a celebration of our men and women in uniform. The congressman welcomes submissions from Monday, April 9, 2018, until Friday, April 20, 2018.
WASHINGTON – This week, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) was one of only seven members of Congress invited to Japan. Other members included Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Congressmen Billy Long (MO-07), J. Luis Correa (CA-46), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Bill Flores (TX-17), and Andy Harris (MD-01).
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) met with Congressman Mark Takano (CA-41) and representatives from the: American Legion; Wounded Warrior Project; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Paralyzed Veterans of America; Disabled American Veterans; Vets for American Ideals; AMVETS; Veterans Health Administration and Veterans Benefits Administration at the Department of Veterans Affairs; and the Military Order of the Purple Heart, to discuss a pressing issue that has affected so many of our nation's noncitizen veterans – deportation.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has started accepting applications for Fire Prevention and Safety Grants (FP&S). These grants support fire prevention and firefighter safety research and development projects. The application period closes at 5 p.m. EST on Friday, March 16, 2018.