Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released a statement following the signing by President Joseph R. Biden Jr. of his legislation, H.R. 6244, into law last evening. H.R. 6244 will rename the U.S. Post Office located at 1535 East Los Ebanos Boulevard, Brownsville, Texas, in honor of fallen soldier and Brownsville native, First Lieutenant Andres Zermeño.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released a statement following his vote on the second continuing resolution:
“This continuing resolution is not perfect,” said Congressman Gonzalez. The new plan laid out by House Republicans still does not include bipartisan agreements on crucial funding for cancer research initiatives or provisions to further lower prescription drug pricing.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released a statement following his vote on the continuing resolution:
“It is the job of elected officials to cooperate, collaborate, and compromise on the important issues our constituents care about. Over the past 24-hours, we have seen the opposite from the Republican House Majority,” said Congressman Gonzalez.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass Congressman Vicente Gonzalez’s (TX-34) legislation, H.R. 6244, to rename the U.S. Post Office located at 1535 East Los Ebanos Boulevard, Brownsville, Texas, in honor of fallen soldier and Brownsville native, First Lieutenant Andres Zermeño.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Yesterday, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) voted to pass S. 4367, the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024(WRDA), which contains two key provisions for the 34th Congressional District of Texas.
HARLINGEN, TEXAS –Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)announced $1,128,000 in additional federal funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the ongoing replacement of the ADA-compliant air traffic control tower at Valley International Airport (VIA).
[RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 29, 2024] DUBAI, UAE –Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released a statement following his visit with service members from the U.S. Navy stationed at USO Jebel Ali Port. He was joined by Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13).
MCALLEN, TEXAS –Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) celebrated the recent announcement by the United States Postal Service (USPS) to retain mail processing operations at the McAllen postal facility.
HARLINGEN, TEXAS –Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)announced $1 million in federal funding to support Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District (HCISD)’s “Safe Schools, Bright Futures” project. This funding, secured through the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s STOP School Violence Program, will support HCISD’s initiative to prevent school violence and foster a positive environment across its twelve secondary schools.
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS –On Monday, October 28,Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) presented members of the Brownsville Public Utilities Board with $2,017,000 for the restoration of Brownsville’s historic resacas.