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July 16, 2020

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Filemon Vela (TX-34) issued the following statement after President Trump urged schools to reopen and threatened to withhold federal funding for those that do not resume normal operations in the fall.

Issues:Health Care
July 16, 2020

WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued a statement urging Governor Greg Abbott and officials on the federal level to direct more resources to South Texas to combat the surge of COVID-19:

July 15, 2020

WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued a statement following the Trump administration's decision to have hospitals report data directly to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) instead of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC):

Issues:Health Care
July 14, 2020

WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued a statement following the decision of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to rescind a rule that would have required international students to transfer or leave the country if their schools held classes entirely online because of the pandemic:

Issues:Education
July 14, 2020

WASHINGTON—Today, in response to the Trump Administration's June executive proclamation suspending all work visas during the COVID-19 pandemic, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) along with Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-3), Congresswoman Karen Bass (CA-37), Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), Congressman Raúl Grijalva (AZ-3), Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (NY-9), a

Issues:Economy
July 14, 2020

WASHINGTON - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump urging his administration to extend federal unemployment insurance benefits, which are set to run out at the end of July without action by the White House and U.S. Senate.

Issues:Economy
July 13, 2020

MCALLEN, Texas – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued a statement following the passing of Border Patrol agent Enrique J. Rositas due to COVID-19:

July 10, 2020

MCALLEN, Texas – Today, Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Filemon Vela (TX-34) called on Governor Greg Abbott to issue stay-at-home orders in regions of the state most affected by the overwhelming surge of COVID-19 cases. South Texas has been hit particularly hard with a surge in cases in the entire region, with one in 10 deaths of COVID-19 recorded in Hidalgo County.

Issues:Health Care
July 10, 2020

MCALLEN, Texas – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement following the news of two McAllen police officers falling in the line of duty: