Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued a statement in support of the peaceful protests in Cuba:
"For too long, Cuba has suffered under dictatorial and socialist rule. Its citizens have been violently oppressed and silenced. I stand with the people of Cuba who have assembled peacefully to demand liberty and fundamental rights to self-determine their own futures."
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Don Young (AK-AL) reintroduced the Repatriate Our Patriots Act (ROPA), bipartisan legislation that would create a pathway to citizenship for deported veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced $454,668 in federal funding for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.
The program aims to research, identify, and combat fears of visiting dentists' offices and having dental procedures.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced $17,713,384 in final federal funds for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) Title I allocations for Local Education Agencies (LEA) in the 15th District of Texas. The U.S. Department of Education has released the final formula allocations for these funds, which were preliminarily announced in January.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced $130,332,854 in final federal funds for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) Title I allocations for Local Education Agencies (LEA) in the 15th District of Texas. The U.S. Department of Education has released the final formula allocations for these funds, which were preliminarily announced in January.
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, July 2, 2021, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) secured $12,384,078 in funding for four key infrastructure projects in his district in South Texas with the passage of H.R. 3684 the INVEST in America Act, a transformative five-year, $547 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill that includes selected Member Designated Projects.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued a statement in response to today's announcement from the Departments of Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs to identify and bring wrongly deported service members, veterans, and their immediate family members home:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced the launch of the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) application period and urged local schools and libraries to apply for funding to help students, teachers, and library patrons get the tools they need to connect to the internet from home.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted for H.Res. 503, which empowers Congress to find the truth of the January 6th insurrection at the United States Capitol and ensure that this assault on democracy does not happen again. This bipartisan legislation will create a Select Committee charged with investigating and reporting upon the facts and causes, as well as making recommendations to prevent similar domestic terrorist attacks.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Border Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Filemon Vela (TX-34) and issued statements in response to former President Donald Trump and Governor Greg Abbott's visit to Weslaco, Texas.