Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Late Thursday evening, Officer Brian D. Sicknick of the U.S. Capitol Police passed away as a result of injuries sustained during the violent insurrection by domestic terrorists on the U.S. Capitol. Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) was in the U.S. House of Representatives chambers when the domestic terrorists breached the chamber doors. Congressman Gonzalez issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON— Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) joined a privileged resolution to impeach President Donald J. Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors, co-led by Reps. Ilhan Omar, David Cicilline, Ted Lieu, Al Green, Hank Johnson, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib, Jamaal Bowman, Mondaire Jones, Veronica Escobar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Cori Bush.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) will vote to certify the Electoral College results and cement Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the next President and Vice President of the United States. Following the insurrection and acts of domestic terror at the Capitol, Congressman Gonzalez released the following statement:
WASHINGTON— Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) joined a privileged resolution to impeach President Donald J. Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors, co-led by Reps. Ilhan Omar, David Cicilline, Ted Lieu, Al Green, Hank Johnson, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib, Jamaal Bowman, Mondaire Jones, Veronica Escobar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Cori Bush.
Congressman Gonzalez was trapped in the House chamber when the domestic terrorists breached the doors. He made it out unscathed.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) was sworn in as a Member of the 117th Congress. Congressman Gonzalez returns for his third term in the U.S. House of Representatives where he will remain focused on working with Congressional leadership and the incoming Biden-Harris Administration to deliver for South and Central Texas.
WASHINGTON – On Sunday evening, President Trump signed the bipartisan coronavirus compromise relief bill into law. Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) fought for funds to support vaccine distribution, maintain unemployment insurance, expand broadband access, and assist education institutions in Central and South Texas.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) will vote to override the President's veto of the H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021.
Despite the overwhelming bipartisan votes in both the House and Senate, President Trump vetoed this bill. Congress has enacted bipartisan national defense authorization bills for 59 years in a row, and if this veto is overridden, it will be 60 consecutive years.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) will vote in favor of the stand-alone CASH Act, which would provide $2,000 checks for fifteen million Americans.
Congressman Gonzalez firmly believes that the federal government should have been providing monthly economic impact payments to help constituents stay safe and keep food on the table throughout the pandemic.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced to constituents that in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC) guidelines and the advice of medical experts, there will be no large gatherings or public ticketing for the 59th Inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
Congressman Gonzalez encourages constituents of the 15th District of Texas not to travel to Washington, D.C., and instead commemorate this event virtually.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued a statement on Members of Congress carrying firearms on Capitol Grounds:
"The Capitol Police and House and Senate Sergeant-at-Arms do an outstanding job keeping all Members, staff, and visitors from around the country and the world safe. I trust and respect their decisions allowing Members of Congress who choose to carry firearms on the Capitol Grounds. There is a clear history of Members of Congress being targeted with violence. And if we want to carry for an added layer of protection, we should be able to do so."