Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement in response to Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller's indictment of 12 Russian military officers for cyber-hacking activity during the 2016 elections:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) has introduced H.R. 6281, the Veterans Flexibility of Annuities for Income Relief (FAIR) Act of 2018, to modify the Survivor Benefit Plan to extend the one-year opt-out window to six years.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced that the National Institutes of Health National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, has awarded The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) nearly $500,000 in federal funding. The grant will finance the research and development of a Nano formulated Anti-HIV drug.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) is encouraging businesses in Hidalgo County affected by recent severe storms and flooding to seek out available assistance provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) at the designated Business Recovery Center in Weslaco, Texas.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement in response to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristjen Nielsen's visit to Guatemala with Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Carl Risch, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Kirsten D.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) has announced that President Donald J. Trump has approved a federal disaster request for Individual Assistance for Cameron and Hidalgo Counties. The declaration follows severe weather in June that caused up to seven feet of flooding in some areas of the Rio Grande Valley.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) has sent a second letter to both President Donald J. Trump, and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator William B. Long requesting that federal disaster assistance be granted for Texas' Rio Grande Valley, and Coastal Bend. This funding would assist in recovery efforts following recent severe weather and flooding.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement in response to Texas Governor Greg Abbott's inclusion of Brooks, Duval, Jim Wells, and Starr Counties in the State Disaster Declaration.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) is encouraging eligible applicants to apply for the Housing Preservation Grant program, also known as Program 101, and Farm Labor Housing Direct Loans and Grants for Fiscal Year 2018, under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement in response to U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw's decision to grant a preliminary injunction to block the administration's family separation methods under the ‘zero-tolerance' policy. Judge' Sabraw's injunction orders the federal government to implement family reunification procedures.