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Press Releases

February 10, 2025

BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released a statement rebuking the recent actions from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to access the U.S. Department of Treasury’s payment system, which is used to disburse payments to millions of Medicare and Social Security recipients.  

February 4, 2025

BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced $5,030,654 in federal funding from the Bureau of Reclamation for Brownsville Public Utilities Board’s (BPUB) to expand and upgrade the Authority Brackish Groundwater Treatment Facility.

February 3, 2025

MCALLEN, TEXAS - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released a statement following the loss of community leader, attorney, and fellow South Texan, Thomas G. Rayfield.  

February 2, 2025

BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS — Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released a statement following President Trump’s reckless 25 percent tariffs imposed on all products from Mexico, 10 percent tariffs on Chinese products, 10 percent tariffs on Canadian energy products, and 25 percent tariffs on all other products from Canada.

January 29, 2025

BROWNSVILLE, TX – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released a statement following the Trump Administration’s tumultuous actions regarding federal funding over the last 24 hours that offers no clarity for South Texas stakeholders, organizations, non-profits, and individuals.    

January 28, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) andMike Carey (OH-14) re-introduced the Promoting Domestic Energy Production Act.

January 24, 2025

BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced $3,000,000 in federal funding from the Bureau of Reclamation for Brownsville Public Utilities Board’s (BPUB) Resaca de la Guerra Resilience and Restoration Project.  

January 22, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34), Ronny Jackson, M.D. (TX-13), Pete Sessions (TX-17), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Foreign Adversary Risk Management (FARM) Act with Senators Tommy Tuberville (AZ) and John Fetterman (PA).  

January 22, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released a statement following President Trump’s full, unconditional, and sweeping pardons of the destructive January 6 insurrectionists.  

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