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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced Jim Hogg County was awarded a $497,909 grant by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to expand broadband connections to unserved and underserved rural Texas homes and businesses.
WASHINGTON –Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has begun accepting applications for funding for conservation easements on lands damaged by and prone to flooding and other natural disasters. The NRCS has made available $217.5 million for 11 States.
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Kevin Brady (TX-08) introduced H.R. 3934, the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2019. The legislation seeks to ensure more fairness for Social Security benefit payments by eliminating the windfall elimination provision (WEP).
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) will soon begin accepting applications for grants to improve state and local law enforcement agencies' ability to address community issues and combat drug abuse and distribution.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued a statement in response to the detention and release of Francisco Erwin Galicia, a Dallas-born U.S. citizen, by U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Tuesday. He also issued a call for any U.S. citizen who is detained by federal agents to contact their U.S. Congressman or U.S.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) was awarded $374,998 in federal grant funding by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF grant will support Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave-Observatory (LIGO) instrumentation and data analysis.
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted to raise the minimum wage for the first time in decades for the hard-working men and women of the 15th District of Texas. H.R. 582, the Raise the Wage Act, would gradually increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025. The measure passed 231 to 199.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) thanked President Trump for declaring the Rio Grande Valley a federal disaster area in response to flooding and rain that devastated the region. A state of disaster was declared in Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy Counties after experiencing severe flooding that caused widespread property damage to the area.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), Ruben Gallego, (AZ-07), Raúl Grijalva (AZ-03), Darren Soto (FL-09) and Veronica Escobar (TX-16), introduced the Protecting Immigrant Gold Star and Military Families Act, following reports that the Trump Administration is withdrawing support from
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) successfully ushered H.R. 3701, the Strengthening Fraud Protection Provisions for SEC Enforcement Act of 2019, through the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday. This legislation aims to strengthen the ability to prevent fraud and punish bad actors.