Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) released a statement following Mr. Trump's suggestion that the presidential election should be delayed in November:
"Donald Trump and William Barr have no authority to delay the election. Any attempt to do so would be unprecedented and unconstitutional.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) is encouraging those in South Texas who have been impacted by Hurricane Hanna to submit a disaster survey. The survey is being conducted by the state of Texas to determine how much assistance is needed and if South Texas meets the threshold to qualify for federal aid.
MCALLEN, Texas – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced the location of mobile COVID-19 testing sites in Hidalgo, Guadalupe and Live Oak Counties in the 15th District of Texas. Sites will conduct swab testing.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued a statement following Texas Governor Greg Abbott's trip to South Texas.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued a statement following the events that occurred at the Hampton Inn regarding federal agents or contractors, migrant children and the Texas Civil Rights Project.
"I am aware of the situation at the Hampton Inn in McAllen and am deeply concerned by the events that have taken place. Rest assured, we will be taking the appropriate Congressional action to get to the bottom of this."
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16), Tim Ryan (OH-13), Dave Joyce (OH-14), and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) partnered to introduce the Isolate COVID-19 Act. This legislation will establish a federal program where states can receive funding to lease hotel properties for the purpose of temporarily housing individuals with COVID-19 who lack the ability to isolate or quarantine in their own homes and wish to voluntarily isolate themselves.
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.
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:
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):
"Now is not the time to change data reporting requirements for hospitals. Our nation is in crisis and our health systems are overwhelmed. We need reliable and transparent data to respond in the most effective manner possible. My colleagues and I will be investigating the reasoning behind this change."
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: