Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) and Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (NY-02) led a bipartisan letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell requesting an update on FEMA’s implementation of an installment payment system to allow all National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders to pay premiums in monthly installments instead of on an annual basis. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) sent a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott urging him to formally request a federal fishery disaster determination for local shrimpers along the Gulf of Mexico. This comes in the wake of another letter sent by Congressman Gonzalez urging the U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced $5 million for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) from the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation. This funding is possible through the Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program, whose mission is to increase national security through community investment efforts.  

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released the following statement regarding the ongoing conflict in Israel.  

“It has been almost one week since Hamas terrorists launched a brutal and despicable attack against our ally, Israel. Since then, Israeli deaths number over 1,300, with 27 dead and 14 missing American Citizens. Innocent lives, including children, have been taken hostage and are being used as human shields. The numerous reports on the atrocities committed by Hamas are vile and abhorrent.  

BROWNSVILLE, TX — Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released a statement following Sec. Mayorkas’s announcement to fast-track several miles of border wall construction in Starr County. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, September 29, 2023, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo urging the Department of Commerce to initiate a review and issue a fishery resource disaster determination for fisheries on the Gulf of Mexico. 

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.