Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) voted yes on the final passage of H.R. 5860, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024, which funds the U.S. Government for the next 45 days.  

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Yesterday, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) led a bipartisan letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland urging a federal response to the violence affecting American citizens on the southern border and in Mexico. This follows several incidents including a recent street shooting on the morning of Saturday, September 9, 2023, in the town of Miguel Aléman, Tamaulipas, Mexico, which injured several individuals, including American citizens.  
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced Ortiz Elementary School in Brownsville, Texas as a 2023 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. 
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) led a letter to the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary, Deb Haaland, urging immediate action to hold uninterrupted offshore oil and gas lease sales under the pending 2023-2028 National Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program to avoid the now expected offshore wind leasing cliff.  
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) re-introduced H.R. 5342, the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2023, to eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and establish a new formula to ensure millions of public servants receive their full retirement benefits. This legislation would also allow Social Security benefits to keep pace with the rising cost-of-living, healthcare, and prescription drugs. 
 

EDINBURG, TEXAS – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced grants totaling over $1 million to the cities of Edinburg and McAllen as part of two grant programs administered by the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to bolster fire department staffing and safety.  
 

BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS– Last week, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) led a letter with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), urging the Austrian government to return the headdress of Aztec Emperor, Moctezuma II, back to Mexico – its place of origin.

KLEBERG COUNTY, TEXAS – Last week, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will invest $1.2 billion for the development of the nation’s first two commercial-scale direct air capture facilities. One of the facilities will be built in Kleberg County, Texas, and is slated to receive up to $600 million for its development.