Press Releases
RIO GRANDE VALLEY – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) celebrated three Rio Grande Valley school districts who were named as winners of the 2022 "Turnip the Beet" program that serve high-quality meals to children during the summer. Brownsville Independent School District, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District, and Rio Hondo Independent School District were all honored with this national recognition.
RIO HONDO – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced a grant of $24,649,287 for Neighbors in Need of Services, Inc. (NINOS) Head Start programs in Rio Hondo from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
HARLINGEN, TEXAS – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced that Su Clinica Familiar will receive $9,366,019 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support primary care services in underserved areas.
WESLACO – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released the following statement after the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a Joint Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and Subcommittee on Health field hearing in the 34th Congressional District of Texas:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced that the Community Action Corporation of South Texas (CACOST) will receive $15,361,194 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for their Head Start programs.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released the following statement in response to President Joseph R. Biden's State of the Union address to the United States Congress:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34), J. Luis Correa (CA-46) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) introduced the Repatriate Our Patriots Act (ROPA), a bipartisan piece of legislation that would create a pathway to citizenship for deported veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced that school districts in the 34th Congressional District of Texas are expected to receive a total of $159,124,326 in Fiscal Year (FY23) Title I formula funds for Local Educational Agencies (LEA). While these amounts are preliminary, final allocation totals will be released by the U.S. Department of Education in June of 2023.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) joined Republican colleague Congressman Ronny Jackson (R-TX-13) to introduce legislation to protect America's agricultural industry from foreign interference and improper investment. The Foreign Adversary Risk Management (FARM) Act will strengthen America's agricultural industry and enhance protections against foreign adversaries looking to inject instability.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released the following statement regarding his reappointment to the House Financial Services Committee for the 118th Congress: