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April 23, 2020

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted in favor of H.R. 266, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Health Care Enhancement Act. This legislation is an interim emergency funding package that will provide the desperately needed resources to sustain efforts to protect the lives and livelihoods of the American people.

April 23, 2020

WASHINGTON — Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) joined U.S. Representatives Tim Ryan (OH-13), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Thomas R. Suozzi (NY-03), Jared Huffman (CA-02), Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44), Matt Cartwright (PA-08), Joe Neguse (CO-02), Elaine G. Luria (VA-02), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), Darren Soto (FL-09), Gerald E.

Issues:Economy
April 22, 2020

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.5 million grant to the city of Hidalgo, Texas, to make critical roadway and drainage repairs needed to improve Produce Road, a major trade gateway.

April 22, 2020

MCALLEN, Texas – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) cosponsored bipartisan legislation introduced by Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) to support the energy industry by providing $3 billion in funding to purchase crude oil produced in the United States for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).

April 21, 2020

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Filemon Vela (TX-34) led a response with the Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – which is composed of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus, and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus – to recent reports that large corporations, rather than small businesses, received millions and even billions

Issues:Economy
April 20, 2020

MCALLEN, Texas – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez joined more than 120 lawmakers to push Congressional leadership to include funding for the United States Postal Service (USPS) in the fourth phase of emergency coronavirus relief funding.

Issues:Economy
April 17, 2020

MCALLEN, Texas – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued a statement following the exhaustion of funds for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program:

Issues:Economy
April 17, 2020

WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and 77 of his colleagues sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma asking them to work with states, localities, and private labs to immediately collect and publicly report facility-level data on the number of long-term care r

April 17, 2020

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced new measures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development to help rural residents, businesses and communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Issues:Agriculture
April 17, 2020

MCALLEN, Texas – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced the postponement of the Vietnam War 50th Commemoration Lapel Pinning Ceremony originally scheduled for Sunday, April 19 until further notice due to the coronavirus (COVID-19).