Press Releases
WASHINGTON— Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Filemon Vela (TX-34) and Congresswomen Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), and Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) have introduced H. Res. 287, a resolution condemning President Trump's recent threat to shut down the United States-Mexico border. Any potential closure of the border would cause extensive economic harm to U.S.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today issued the following statement following North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's remarks before a Joint Meeting of Congress on the Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) recently joined fellow members of the House Financial Services Committee (FSC) Housing Subcommittee for a hearing on the Affordable Housing Crisis in Rural America: Assessing the Federal Response.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today issued the following statement in response to President Donald J. Trump's decision to cut off foreign assistance for Central America's Northern Triangle.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today issued the following statement in response to President Donald J. Trump's threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico Border amidst weeks of the Administration's poor immigration and border security decisions.
WASHINGTON – Following the massacre at Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), Brad Schneider (IL-10), Robin Kelly (IL-02) in the House and Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) in the Senate, have introduced legislation to address the growing threat of white supremacists and other violent right-wing extremists.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today honored former Hidalgo County Judge Ramon Garcia on the Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. The congressman highlighted Judge Garcia's career and contributions to the 15th District of Texas.
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement in response to reports that the City of McAllen Police Department and Hidalgo County officials were notified that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agencies are at more than 2,000 persons over capacity and have plans to release an unconfirmed number of family units currently being detained on the U.S.-Mexico Border.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) recently joined fellow members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) to pass H.R. 1616, the European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019. Congressman Gonzalez is an original cosponsor.
H.R. 1616 seeks to assist the U.S. and its allies reach global energy security goals while simultaneously encouraging the diversification of energy sources and supply routes in Central and Eastern Europe.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement in response to the Senate passing H.J. Res. 46 by a vote of 59-41. The House adopted the measure by a vote of 245-182 on Tuesday, February 26, 2019. The bill now heads to President Donald J. Trump's desk where it is expected to be the first veto of his Presidency.