Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Filemon Vela (TX-34) called on House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to strongly oppose any funding of physical barriers along the southern border in the Fiscal Year 2019 spending bill.
WASHINGTON – Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Will Hurd (TX-23) today joined Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) to introduce the Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2018, a bill to help local jurisdictions improve the recording and reporting of missing persons and unidentified remains found in South Texas.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a proposed rule that lowers prescription drug costs and increases transparency surrounding Medicare Parts C and D.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) recently attended the inauguration of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico City, Mexico.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today issued the following statement in response to the passing of the 41st President of the United States, George H.W. Bush:
WASHINGTON— Today, Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement after a conversation with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer regarding border wall funding:
WASHINGTON— Today, Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), Henry Cuellar (TX-28), and ten other Democratic members sent a letter expressing their opposition to Leader Schumer's recent comments establishing Senate Democrats' starting negotiating position of $1.6 billion for a border wall.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue has approved a Secretarial disaster designation for the following counties in the 15th District of Texas: Duval, primary; Brooks, contiguous; Jim Hogg, contiguous; and Live Oak, contiguous. With this designation, those affected are qualified to be considered for Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today issued the following statement after Leader Pelosi offered her support for Rules reform in the 116th Congress.
"Our top priorities should be breaking the gridlock and returning power to the people," Congressman Gonzalez said. "I thank Leader Pelosi for her commitment to a Rules package that will make the Washington work again. These changes will bring much needed transparency, accountability, and consensus, putting the People's House back on track to serve all Americans."
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump in response to the allocation of taxpayer dollars for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to construct a six-mile levee system in the Rio Grande Valley Sector.