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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.
MCALLEN, RGV – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez says that in all the coverage given to the nation's current immigration crisis, not enough attention is given to the root cause, lawlessness and poverty in Central America.
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.
SAN ANTONIO -- Right now, former U.S. Marine Jose M. Martinez can't get back into the country he fought for.
"I've been here over 16 years. I live in Nuevo Progresso Tamaulipas," Martinez said.
He believes in his heart of hearts he's earned the right to live in the United States.
EDINBURG — Individuals in Hidalgo and Cameron counties can begin to apply for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for damage stemming from the June flooding after President Donald Trump granted a federal disaster declaration Friday.
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.
Small brokerage firms could soon see relief from longstanding regulatory burdens.
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).
EDINBURG — Federal disaster relief for Hidalgo and Cameron counties now rests in the hands of President Donald Trump following a formal request for aid by Gov. Greg Abbott at a briefing here Tuesday morning.