Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to direct the Financial Literacy and Education Commission, under the U.S. Department of the Treasury, to collect a list of financial tools to help consumers recover from financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Congressman Gonzalez introduced this bill for the ease of consumers and to provide Americans resources in plain-language to understand and use the programs that are being rolled out.
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. Robert Redfield, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar, and Assistant Secretary Robert Kadlec requesting adequate medical supplies for state and local health departments, and coordinating labs in the form of testing kits, reagents and personal protective equipment (PPE).
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:
"Last week, I was in close contact with a colleague who on Wednesday evening tested positive for COVID-19. I have decided to voluntarily self-quarantine until Wednesday, March 25, 2020. I remain asymptomatic and in good health.
I have alerted House leadership and am awaiting guidance from the Office of Attending Physician.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) wrote to President Donald J. Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to implore them to take all necessary and appropriate actions to support students, small businesses, seniors, state and local governments, the uninsured, and ensure an accurate decennial Census.
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.
Many students have taken out student loans and incurred debt to pay for their educational expenses. The Members asked for the U.S. Department of Education to work with higher education institutions to reimburse housing expenses, tuition and study abroad programs to mitigate the financial impact of the coronavirus for 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: