MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Gonzalez Recognizes 83rd Anniversary of Social Security
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (15th District of Texas) WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today issued the following statement recognizing the 83rd Anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing Social Security into law: “Today marks 83 years since President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted the Social Security program, which has helped millions of Americans retire […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Gonzalez Announces $70,000 for Brooks County Airport Improvements
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (15th District of Texas) WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced that the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), on behalf of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), has awarded a $70,000 grant to Brooks County for lighting improvements at the Brooks County Airport. “Better quality […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Gonzalez Announces Almost $1.5 Million for UTRGV’s STEM and Diversity Programs
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (15th District of Texas) WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced today that the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) has received $1,480,002 in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to stimulate the university’s Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) Program and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Gonzalez Stands with Guadalupe County Leaders Against Proposed Landfill
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (15th District of Texas) WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) wrote to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality expressing concerns with Post Oak Clean Green Inc.’s landfill permit application, which will be heard by the Commission tomorrow, Wednesday, August 8, 2018, in Austin. The proposed […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Gonzalez Invites Ivanka Trump to U.S.-Mexico Border After Statement of Opposition to Administration’s Zero-Tolerance Policy
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (15th District of Texas) WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) sent a letter today to Ivanka Trump, First Daughter and Advisor to the President of the United States, with an invitation to visit the U.S.-Mexico Border, detention facilities, and children and families impacted by the […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Gonzalez Requests President Trump and FEMA Administrator Long Include Duval County in Federal Disaster Declaration
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (15th District of Texas) WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator William B. Long, requesting that Duval County be added to DR-4377-FEMA, a Federal Disaster Declaration put in place after […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Gonzalez Hosts Banking and Housing Roundtable
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (15th District of Texas) MCALLEN, Texas – On Tuesday, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) joined community banking and housing leaders to provide a legislative update and chart a path forward for business and community development in South Texas. Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) with community banking and housing […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Gonzalez Announces Over $2 Million for McAllen International Airport
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (15th District of Texas) WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration has awarded the City of McAllen, Texas, $2,006,000 in funding to improve drainage and rehabilitate existing terminals at the McAllen Miller International Airport. “With these improvements, more businesses and travelers […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Gonzalez Marks 53rd Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (15th District of Texas) WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement to commemorate the 53rd anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson signing Medicare and Medicaid into law on July 30, 1965: “Over half a century ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson laid the […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Gonzalez Responds to Threat of Government Shutdown
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (15th District of Texas) WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement in response to President Donald J. Trump’s threat to shut down the government if Congress does not appropriate border wall funding in the next federal spending bill. “Government shutdowns halt valuable government services that so many hardworking Americans, senior […]
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