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March 21, 2022

McAllen, Texas – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that the Bureau of Reclamation, in conjunction with the WaterSMART Project as part of the White House Interagency Drought Relief Working Group, has approved $1,327,305 for the McAllen Public Utility's Reuse Water Enhancement Project.

March 18, 2022

Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, March 17, 2022, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted to impose new economic punishment against Russian President Vladimir Putin and his allies for their continued assault on the people of Ukraine. H.R.

March 17, 2022

McAllen, Texas – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced a $2.9 million National Institute on Aging grant to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's (UTRGV) School of Medicine.

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March 15, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) and Joe Wilson (R-SC), both members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced a resolution recognizing the 11th anniversary of the Syrian revolution against Bashar al-Assad.

March 10, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C.– On Wednesday, Congressmen Filemon Vela (D-TX) and Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) voted to pass the Fiscal Year 2022 government funding package, securing $19.4 million

March 8, 2022

Washington, D.C.– Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) sent a letter to the Biden Administration calling for an increase in the production of domestic energy in response to the recent invasion of Ukraine and high prices at the pump. Fellow Texas Democrats Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) and Congressmen Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and Filemon Vela (TX-34) also signed the letter.

March 3, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted for H.R. 3967, the Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act or Honoring Our PACT Act. This comprehensive piece of legislation will address the health issues that arise from toxic exposure while deployed and veterans' access to earned benefits and care.

March 1, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement in response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address to the United States Congress:

February 24, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) filed H.R.