Press Releases
MERCEDES, Texas – On Thursday, May 6, members of the Texas Farm Bureau presented Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) with a "Friend of Farm Bureau" award for his support for farmers and ranchers during the 116th Congress. Throughout his tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Gonzalez has advocated for agriculture producers in Central and South Texas.
MCALLEN, Texas – After extensive conversations with senior White House and Department of Homeland Security officials, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that he successfully secured a commitment from the Biden administration to fix the levees in the Rio Grande Valley within days of sending a letter to President Biden.
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, April 27, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) sent a letter to President Biden requesting a meeting to discuss the seizure of property along the Southern Border and flooding risks due to the broken levee in Hidalgo County Precinct 3. Congressman Gonzalez highlighted the urgent nature of these matters and the dangers they pose to the communities he represents.
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, April 20, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted to protect senior citizens from financial fraud and scammers by supporting H.R. 1565, the Senior Security Act. The Senior Security Act builds upon the Senior Safe Act and creates an interdivisional task force at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to examine and identify challenges facing senior investors. Congressman Gonzalez is an original cosponsor of the bipartisan Senior Security Act.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and 163 bipartisan and bicameral signatories sent a letter to Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabella Guzman, calling on the administration to fix the Shuttered Venue Operator Grant portal. When the website through which venues could apply for relief finally opened on April 8, it immediately crashed.
Congressman Gonzalez supported the Save Our Stages Act which was signed into law on December 27, 2020 promising $16 billion in relief to entertainment venues and businesses.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) joined his fellow Democratic members of the Texas congressional delegation in a request sent to the U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, seeking to overcome Governor Abbott's obstruction of federal education funds from reaching Texas schools.
MCALLEN, Texas – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced today that many Texans who receive Veterans' benefits could expect Economic Impact Payments of up to $1,400 hit their bank accounts beginning this week. Many Texans have already received Economic Impact Payments as part of the American Rescue Plan that Congressman Gonzalez helped pass.
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, April 13, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and 16 of his colleagues wrote a letter to President Joe Biden urging the urging optimum utilization of the of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program (FRPP) and adequate vaccine allocation to community and retail pharmacies to inoculate more Americans.