Press Releases
MCALLEN, Texas – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced locations of mobile COVID-19 testing site throughout the 15th District of Texas.
In order to receive testing, individuals must be experiencing at the least one symptoms of COVID-19 and set an appointment at TXCOVIDTEST.org or call (512) 883-2400.
WASHINGTON - On Monday, May 4, Jason Johnson, press secretary for Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement:
"On Thursday, April 30, while working around the house, Congressman Gonzalez sustained a fall from approximately 12 feet at his home in McAllen, Texas. He was transported by emergency medical personnel to the nearest local hospital where he received medical care.
WASHINGTON – Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), Bill Flores (TX-17), Bill Johnson (OH-06), Jim Costa (CA-16), and Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) wrote to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Neil Chatterjee urging the commission to continue processing, reviewing, and accepting critical natural gas and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) projects and reject calls for a moratorium on the approval and construction of new projects during the COVID-19 pandemic.
WASHINGTON– Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) is encouraging constituents, especially those veterans or disabled individuals, who have dependents to register their information with the Internal Revenue Service by Tuesday, May 5, 2020, to request an additional $500 child payment. This deadline applies to veterans receiving compensation for service-connected disabilities or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who do not file annual tax returns.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) led a bipartisan letter with Congressmen Buddy Carter (GA-01), Peter Welch (VT-AL), Doug Collins (GA-09), Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), and John Rose (TN-06) with 115 members of Congress requesting Congressional leadership to include the critical reform of pharmacy direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees in any upcoming coronavirus (COVID-19) legislation.
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. It will now go to the President's desk for signature.
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. Connolly (VA-11), Jamie Raskin (MD-08) in sending a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asking for her support for local media outlets and newsroom journalists who have been severely impacted the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
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). Representative Michael Burgess (TX-26) is the Republican lead in the House, and the bill is also cosponsored by Representatives Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Kelly Armstrong (ND-AL), Kendra Horn (OK-5), Roger Williams (TX-25), Mike Conaway (TX-11), Marc Veasey (TX-11), and Bill Flores (TX-17).
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 of dollars in loans from major banks participating in the Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).