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March 31, 2025

EDINBURG, TEXAS –  On Friday March 28, 2025, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released a statement following the shameful removal of Marine Corps Sergeant Freddy Gonzalez, a venerated Edinburg Vietnam Veteran, from the Naval History online database due to the Trump Administration’s purge of thousands of records of women and mi

March 20, 2025

BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released a statement following President Trump’s executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, jeopardizing the long-term success of South Texas students.   

Issues:Education
March 20, 2025

BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS — Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released a statement following the $280 million grant agreement between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) to support agricultural producers in the Rio Grande Valley amid water shortages. 

Issues:Agriculture
March 11, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released a statement following his vote to oppose House Republicans’ stopgap bill that would only hurt veterans and vulnerable South Texans.  

March 10, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last Friday, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) sent a letter to U.S.

March 10, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) introduced the Increasing Credit Union Lending for Business Growth Act. This legislation expands the lending ability of credit unions to $100,000 from $50,000.

Issues:Economy
March 5, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released a statement following President Trump’s first address to a joint session of Congress since being re-elected and sworn in.  

February 10, 2025

BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released a statement rebuking the recent actions from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to access the U.S. Department of Treasury’s payment system, which is used to disburse payments to millions of Medicare and Social Security recipients.  

February 4, 2025

BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced $5,030,654 in federal funding from the Bureau of Reclamation for Brownsville Public Utilities Board’s (BPUB) to expand and upgrade the Authority Brackish Groundwater Treatment Facility.