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TORNILLO — World Cup soccer and backyard barbecues were set aside Father's Day morning for hundreds of people who chose instead to descend on this small West Texas outpost that's become famous the last 72 hours for being home to an immigration detention center for children.
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) spoke on the House Floor to condemn the U.S. Departments of Justice (DOJ), Homeland Security (DHS), and Health and Human Services' (HHS) separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
"This ‘zero-tolerance' policy is un-American," Congressman Gonzalez said. "It needs to end now."
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service partnership intended to engage more military veterans in farming and ranching. This program will assist veterans applying for FSA direct farm ownership loans, ultimately leading to advancements of land and capital.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) is encouraging residents in the San Antonio local commuting area to apply for a full-time Recruiting Manager position with the U.S. Census Bureau's Area Office (ACO) in San Antonio, Texas.
WASHINGTON — Recently, Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX-15) and French Hill (R-AR-02) introduced H.R. 6021, the Small Business Audit Correction Act, that provides much-needed regulatory relief for small investment brokers by exempting them from certain audit requirements and reinstating previous regulations.
Rio Grande Valley lawmakers and other local officials continue to urge for a vote on proposed DACA bills.
Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), Henry Cuellar (TX-28), and Filemon Vela (TX-34) announced a $1.5 million grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley through their Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Grant program.
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Sister Norma Pimentel of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, urged Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (WI-01) to immediately bring a clean DREAM Act bill to the House Floor for a vote.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement after the heartbreaking news that Tejano Music Legend and Grupo Mazz front man, Jimmy Gonzalez, had passed away in San Antonio, Texas: