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WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued a statement following the news of South Texas College’s decision to forgive $2 million in student debt:
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced an award of $4,415,085 for the Hidalgo County Head Start Program as part of the American Rescue Plan. The American Rescue Plan provided $1 billion for early childhood development and educational programs.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued a statement following Governor Greg Abbott’s border wall press conference:
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced $480,000 in federal funding for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s (UTRGV) Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Program awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
WASHINGTON-Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra urging the Department to optimize and maximize their outreach to educate and encourage rural and underserved Americans to get vaccinated.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) urged the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to develop a plan to resume non-essential travel between land ports of entry. The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas estimates that 30 to 40 percent of border cities’, such as McAllen, Texas, retail activity can be attributed to Mexican Nationals.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced $43,040,879 for the City of Kenedy’s water treatment plant, which has failed the city and Karnes County four times during four disaster events. Residents, evacuees, and businesses have been forced to go without water for periods of time and to boil their water in direct relation to natural disaster storm events.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued a statement in response to the disaster declaration declared by Texas Governor Greg Abbott:
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EDINBURG, RGV – The government of the United States lost the opportunity to negotiate with Mexico on the issue of insecurity because there is no known formal agreement inserted to NAFTA/USMCA.
That is the view of Congressman Vicente Gonzalez of McAllen.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez has cosponsored H.R. 1017, the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017, in response to constituent and citizen requests from Seguin, Brownsville, Laredo and other parts of Texas.
DONNA, Texas - It's been a problem in the city of Donna for decades.
Water from the reservoirs and canals are contaminated. Now two local Congressmen say they have a plan to clean it all up.
For years area residents in Donna have heard about the warnings concerning contaminated fish and polluted waters in the reservoirs and canals.
WASHINGTON - Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Filemon Vela (TX-34) today announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has moved forward on a remediation plan for the Donna Canal and Reservoir Superfund site to improve the health of residents in Donna, Texas, and surrounding communities.
PHARR — The three North American countries that agreed on a trade pact 25 years ago to transform competitiveness in the continent, and ignite growth in the Rio Grande Valley, announced on Monday a new North American Free Trade Agreement.
SAN ANTONIO – The Violence Against Women Act was set to expire as the calendar turned to October Monday, but the government just extended it - for only about two more months.
It’s tied to a spending bill the President signed Friday, and all of it expires December 7.
With the clock ticking, we’re finding out what that means for victims.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez today released the following statement in response to the U.S. and Canada reaching an agreement for the renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement. The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement or USMCA.
The U.S. Department of Transportation allocated more than $600,000 to the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council for new bus shelters, the administration announced this week.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez has announced that the Center for Mental Health Services has awarded $125,000 to Tropical Texas Behavioral Health. Funding will be used to expand mental health services.
Nineteen House members say that, come January, they will not vote for any speaker candidate who does not agree to support a package of rules changes that could dramatically change how the chamber operates.
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During Black History Month, we celebrate the diversity, innovation, and achievements of the African-American community. I am privileged to have you all join me in honoring the invaluable contributions of these teachers, scientists, engineers, doctors, veterans, and civil rights activists.
On Tuesday, January 30, 2018, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor to request an immediate vote on the DREAM Act. This was the nineteenth time that House Democrats have called for an up or down vote on the DREAM Act.
Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) wishes the residents of South Texas a Happy New Year. The congressman looks back on the accomplishments made in 2017, but also looks forward to 2018.