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WASHINGTON – On Thursday, July 29, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) attended the inaugural hearing for the Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth entitled: "The Nature and Consequences of American Economic Disparity". Congressman Gonzalez was appointed to investigate and focus on the connection between economic growth and infrastructure connectivity.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced the House passage of H.R. 4502, the House's Seven-Bill Appropriations Package for Fiscal Year 2022, which includes $6,754,454 for several Community Projects Funding Requests.
WASHINGTON —Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued a statement requesting answers and resources from the Biden administration regarding the rise of COVID-19 cases and release of migrants in South Texas:
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced $15,679,241 for the McAllen International Airport from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This grant was made available through supplemental funding provided under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2019.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced $1,250,338 for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's (UTRGV) South Texas Industrial Assessment Center (ST-IAC). This initiative is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy as part of a larger $60 million nationwide investment for university-based Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs).
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, July 22, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) led a bipartisan letter the Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo, urging her to reject a proposal to reinterpret the definition of Minimum Reference Price in the 2019 Mexico Tomato Suspension Agreement (TSA).
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted in favor of H.R. 3985, the Averting Loss of Life and Injury by Expediting SIVs (ALLIES) Act. This critical, bipartisan bill increases the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) allotment by an additional 8,000 visas and also expedites the visa process.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today issued a statement calling on the Biden administration to provide clear benchmarks to re-open international bridges with Mexico to non-essential travel in light of the recent announcement to extend southern border closures:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced that he was a proud original cosponsor of the bipartisan I Am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2021, which seeks to reform the military's response to sexual violence.