Press Releases
WASHINGTON —Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued a statement requesting answers and resources from the Biden administration regarding the rise of COVID-19 cases and release of migrants in South Texas:
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced $15,679,241 for the McAllen International Airport from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This grant was made available through supplemental funding provided under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2019.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced $1,250,338 for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's (UTRGV) South Texas Industrial Assessment Center (ST-IAC). This initiative is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy as part of a larger $60 million nationwide investment for university-based Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs).
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, July 22, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) led a bipartisan letter the Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo, urging her to reject a proposal to reinterpret the definition of Minimum Reference Price in the 2019 Mexico Tomato Suspension Agreement (TSA).
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted in favor of H.R. 3985, the Averting Loss of Life and Injury by Expediting SIVs (ALLIES) Act. This critical, bipartisan bill increases the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) allotment by an additional 8,000 visas and also expedites the visa process.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today issued a statement calling on the Biden administration to provide clear benchmarks to re-open international bridges with Mexico to non-essential travel in light of the recent announcement to extend southern border closures:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced that he was a proud original cosponsor of the bipartisan I Am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2021, which seeks to reform the military's response to sexual violence.
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted in favor of H.R. 2668, The Consumer Protection and Recovery Act. This critical legislation restores the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) authority to get victimized consumers and businesses their money back from scammers and other lawbreakers, an authority the Supreme Court gutted earlier this year.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) sent a bicameral, bipartisan letter to President Joseph R. Biden to bring awareness to the Mexican government's efforts that undermine the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and substantial U.S. investments in energy infrastructure on both sides of the border.