Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and 14 House Members sent a letter to House and Senate leadership requesting the next COVID-19 response package include language to enable a strong educational and informational effort using broadcast media, including public radio and TV, to advise and inform the public on how to deal with the pandemic.
WASHINGTON – On Sunday, Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), Filemon Vela (TX-34), and Henry Cuellar (TX-28) sent a letter urging Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Peter Gaynor, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr.
MCALLEN, Texas – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) called on Texas Governor Greg Abbott to issue a statewide shelter-in-place order to curb the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and flatten the curve:
MCALLEN, Texas – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued a statement following the Trump administration's decision to close the U.S.-Mexico border to non-essential travel:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) wrote to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asking her to establish a remote voting system in the U.S. House of Representatives. Several Members of Congress have tested positive for COVID-19 and others have chosen to self-quarantine out of an abundance of caution including Congressman Gonzalez.
MCALLEN, Texas – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued a statement that he will self-quarantine following close contact with a House colleague who announced Wednesday evening they tested positive for COVID-19:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) wrote to President Donald J.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) along with 71 other House Members sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos requesting the cost of protective measures for COVID-19 do not fall on students.
WASHINGTON – Following the signing by the president of H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued a statement:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), Filemon Vela (TX-34), Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and Michael Cloud (TX-27) sent a bipartisan letter urging Texas Governor Greg Abbott to make more COVID-19 diagnostic testing available in South Texas hospitals and medical centers, and erect drive-thru testing sites for South Texas communities.