118th Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced $5 million for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) from the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation. This funding is possible through the Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program, whose mission is to increase national security through community investment efforts.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released the following statement regarding the ongoing conflict in Israel.
“It has been almost one week since Hamas terrorists launched a brutal and despicable attack against our ally, Israel. Since then, Israeli deaths number over 1,300, with 27 dead and 14 missing American Citizens. Innocent lives, including children, have been taken hostage and are being used as human shields. The numerous reports on the atrocities committed by Hamas are vile and abhorrent.
BROWNSVILLE, TX — Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released a statement following Sec. Mayorkas’s announcement to fast-track several miles of border wall construction in Starr County.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, September 29, 2023, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo urging the Department of Commerce to initiate a review and issue a fishery resource disaster determination for fisheries on the Gulf of Mexico.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) voted yes on the final passage of H.R. 5860, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024, which funds the U.S. Government for the next 45 days.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Yesterday, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) led a bipartisan letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland urging a federal response to the violence affecting American citizens on the southern border and in Mexico. This follows several incidents including a recent street shooting on the morning of Saturday, September 9, 2023, in the town of Miguel Aléman, Tamaulipas, Mexico, which injured several individuals, including American citizens.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced Ortiz Elementary School in Brownsville, Texas as a 2023 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) led a letter to the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary, Deb Haaland, urging immediate action to hold uninterrupted offshore oil and gas lease sales under the pending 2023-2028 National Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program to avoid the now expected offshore wind leasing cliff.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) re-introduced H.R. 5342, the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2023, to eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and establish a new formula to ensure millions of public servants receive their full retirement benefits. This legislation would also allow Social Security benefits to keep pace with the rising cost-of-living, healthcare, and prescription drugs.
EDINBURG, TEXAS – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced grants totaling over $1 million to the cities of Edinburg and McAllen as part of two grant programs administered by the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to bolster fire department staffing and safety.