Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and representative of a district on the Texas – Mexico border, issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and 18 other Members of Congress requested Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar allocate unused Provider Relief Fund monies as soon as possible to provide Assisted Living Facilities with much needed support.
Senior living center operators have received a fraction of the relief needed and continue to sustain heavy financial losses while caring for a vulnerable population. COVID-related losses total roughly $15 billion for these care centers.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) released the following statement in response to Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez-Obrador's continued refusal to recognize the U.S. election results and President-Elect Joe Biden.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter to President Donald Trump to raise awareness about Mexico's efforts to undermine the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and substantial U.S. investments in energy infrastructure on both sides of the border. It has been widely reported that the Mexican government is giving preferential regulatory treatment to Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) to the detriment of U.S. operators.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) joined a Congressional effort to support postal workers and the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) during the coronavirus public health crisis. The move comes at a time when letter carriers must handle a record-setting amount of mail-in election ballots despite efforts to undermine their effectiveness from President Trump and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced a $2,905,113 grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education to IDEA Public Schools through their Teacher Incentive Fund program.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) introduced H.R. 8514, the Student Loan Relief Bill, mandating the Secretary of Education provide federal student loan forgiveness amounting to $25,000 for borrowers.
The Student Loan Relief Bill as introduced will provide $775.5 billion in debt relief to over 43 million Americans and forgive nearly half of student debt held by individuals.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued a statement after President Trump shut down critical COVID-19 negotiations.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has moved the deadline to register for an Economic Impact Payment (EIP) to November 21, 2020.
Congressman Gonzalez is urging people who don't usually file a tax return and have not received an EIP to register as quickly as possible using the Non-Filers: Enter Info Here toolon IRS.gov. The tool will not be available after November 21.