Press Releases

WASHINGTON – At the invitation of Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), Rabbi Claudio J. Kogan, Director of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine's Institute for Bioethics and Social Justice, today delivered the invocation prayer in the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressman Gonzalez followed the prayer by honoring Rabbi Kogan via remarks on the House Floor.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement in response to the Administration's Fiscal Year 2020 budget request for $8.6 billion to continue border wall construction along the U.S.-Mexico Border.

Recently, former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly denounced the President's border wall plan as a waste of money.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement in response to his support of an amendment to H.R. 1 that would lower the mandatory minimum voting age from 18-years-old to 16-years-old in federal elections.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) is encouraging local Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) to apply for collaboration efforts with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through the 2019 Class of the E. Kika De La Garza Fellows Program.

The E. Kika De La Garza Fellowship Program offers faculty and staff from HSIs the opportunity to collaborate with the USDA to gain insight and understanding of the federal government. These fellowships allow participants to learn about available opportunities at the USDA and other federal agencies.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) is encouraging local fire departments and volunteer interest organizations to apply for funding through the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program. SAFER is funded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The application period began Friday, February 15, 2019, and will continue until 5 p.m. EST/ 4 p.m. CST on Friday, March 22, 2019.

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) joined a bipartisan a resolution to claw back power from the Executive Branch. By amending the National Emergencies Act, Congress will have to approve any new emergency declaration within 60 days – similar to the War Powers Act. The effort was led by Congressmen Tom Reed (R-NY) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ).

The resolution aims to end the practice of governing by national emergency.

Original Co-Sponsors include:

Rep. Salud Carbajal

Rep. John Curtis

Rep. Debbie Dingell

WASHINGTON – Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Steve Stivers (OH-15) and Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) reintroduced the Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee (RAISE) Health Benefits Act, or the RAISE Act. For families across the country, rising health care costs are a major concern. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation seeks to give hardworking Americans more discretion in how they pay for the health care their family needs, while also allowing them to save for future expenses.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement in response to President Donald J. Trump's summit with North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un in Hanoi, Vietnam.