MIL-OSI USA: After FEMA Denied Aid to the Rio Grande Valley, Congressmen Gonzalez, Cuellar, and Vela Call Out President Trump on Aid to other States
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (15th District of Texas) WASHINGTON – Today Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), Henry Cuellar (TX-28), and Filemon Vela (TX-34) called out the Trump Administration for prioritizing disaster recovery assistance for other states over the Rio Grande Valley. Despite incurring millions in damages due to torrential flooding in June 2018, communities and families in […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Gonzalez Plans to Start Dialogue with UTRGV Regarding Future of Public Radio and TV in South Texas
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (15th District of Texas) WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) sent a letter to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley President, Guy Bailey, requesting a meeting to discuss the future of public radio and TV stations in the Rio Grande Valley. Given the recent shuttering of local NPR and PBS radio […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Gonzalez Statement on Trump Administration Exiting Tomato Suspension Agreement and Imposing Tariffs on Tomato Imports
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (15th District of Texas) WASHINGTON – Today Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration slapping a 17.5 percent tariff on Mexican fresh tomato imports after the United States and Mexico failed to renew the 2013 agreement that suspended a U.S. anti-dumping investigation: “I have urged […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Gonzalez Files Private Bill for Veteran Edgar Baltazar Garcia
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (15th District of Texas) Private Bill Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary Congressman Gonzalez Plans to Speak to the Chairman of House Committee on the Judiciary regarding Edgar Baltazar Garcia’s situation and ask for relief WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) has introduced a […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Gonzalez Statement on the Court Hearing of Veteran Edgar Baltazar Garcia
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (15th District of Texas) WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today issued the following statement regarding the upcoming court hearing of Veteran Edgar Baltazar Garcia. Mr. Baltazar Garcia is expected to go before an immigration judge at the Port Isabel Detention Center this afternoon. “Today, […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Gonzalez Encourages Rural Counties in Central and South Texas to apply to the USDA Reconnect Rural Broadband Pilot Program
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (15th District of Texas) WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting grant applications for funding through the new ReConnect Rural Broadband Pilot Program. “Our local broadband providers are key partners in expanding our internet connectivity […]
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