Texas' 34th Congressional District
Recent News About Texas' 34th Congressional District
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Congressman Gonzalez Announces $1 Million in Federal Grants to Increase Valley Firefighter Staffing and Safety
On September 8, 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.
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Congressman Gonzalez Leads Congressional Hispanic Caucus Colleagues in Letter Urging Austrian Government to Return Moctezuma’s Headdress to Mexico
Artifact Holds Deep Cultural Value for Hispanic Community
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Congressman Gonzalez Celebrates the One Year Anniversary of the Pact Act Being Signed Into Law, Encourages Qualifying South Texas Veterans to Submit Claims
On August 13, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) marked the one-year anniversary of the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022, the largest expansion to veteran benefits in 30 years. This comprehensive act increased healthcare access for our veterans who have been exposed to potentially harmful toxins, and finally gave them the care that they deserve.
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Congressman Gonzalez Celebrates $5 Million in Federal Funds for Rural Transit
On August 9, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) celebrated multiple federal transportation grants benefiting rural communities throughout the 34thCongressional District of Texas. The federal grants, in addition to state funding, were awarded to several local rural transit agencies, counties, organizations and cities by the Texas Transportation Commission.
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Congressman Gonzalez Condemns Governor Abbott’s Response to Doj Lawsuit
Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) condemned Governor Abbott’s recent unlawful and inhumane actions at the border and his brazen repudiation and response to the Department of Justice’s lawsuit and investigation in Operation Lone Star.
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Congressman Gonzalez Joins Introduction of Bipartisan Bill to Support South Texas Employers
On July 18, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) joined a bipartisan group of members to announce the introduction of H-2 Improvements to Relieve Employers Act or HIRE Act. This legislation aims to support American employers and small businesses by reducing the nation’s chronic labor shortage, boosting our economy, and ensuring that those who come to our country to work can do so in a safe and lawful manner.
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Congressman Gonzalez Statement on Scotus Decision to Block Student Loan Relief Program
Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to block President Biden’s student loan relief program.
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Congressman Gonzalez Celebrates Historic $20 Million Grant to Texas A&M University
Funding will help cultivate future generations of Hispanic agricultural leaders
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Congressman Gonzalez Joins Letter to Resolve Bridge Project Delays in South Texas
This week, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) sent a bicameral, bipartisan letter to U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, urging him to end longstanding delays and approve permits for four crucial cross-border bridge projects in South Texas.
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Congressman Gonzalez Announces Launch of 2023 Congressional App Challenge
On June 28, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced the launch of the annual Congressional App Challenge. This competition highlights the importance of STEM education in the U.S. and helps students acquire valuable computer and coding skills. A panel of experts selects one app as the winner from each congressional district, with the winning app being displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building and featured on the U.S. House of Representatives’ website.
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Congressman Gonzalez Announces $4.7 Million for Brownsville Hybrid Electric Bus Fleet
On June 27, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded the City of Brownsville a $4,738,886 million federal grant through the Federal Transit Administration’s Low-and No-Emission program to support the procurement of hybrid electric buses. This funding was made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Congressman Gonzalez helped enact last Congress.
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Congressman Gonzalez Announces $8.9 Million in Federal Funding for Harlingen and Mcallen Airports
On June 21, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $8.9 million in funding to two Rio Grande Valley airports for general improvements via the agency’s Airport Improvement Program.
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Congressman Gonzalez Joins Letter to Protect South Texas Letter Carriers From Extreme Heat
Last week, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) joined Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and fellow South Texans in signing a bipartisan letter to Postmaster Louis DeJoy requesting that South Texas be prioritized for the delivery of the next generation of United States Postal Service (USPS) trucks.
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Congressman Gonzalez Statement on the 11th Anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program
Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released the following statement on the 11thanniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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Congressman Gonzalez Welcomes Leaders From The Rio Grande Valley To Washington, D.C.
Last week, Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) welcomed a group of over 40 local leaders and stakeholders from the Rio Grande Valley to meet with federal agencies and their federal elected representatives.
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Congressman Gonzalez Announces $1.7 Million In Federal Funding To Brownsville Community Health Clinic
On June 7, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced the allocation of $1,736,120 in federal funding for the Brownsville Community Health Clinic. This funding comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Health Center Cluster grant program and is a second payment in a larger grant designed to assure access to comprehensive primary health care services.
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Congressman Gonzalez Calls On Governor Abbott To Freeze Property Taxes
On June 5, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) sent a second letter to Governor Greg Abbott urging him to issue a freeze on property taxes for the next calendar year.
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Congressman Gonzalez Statement On Bipartisan Agreement To Raise Debt Ceiling
“Speaker McCarthy and House Republicans played games with Americans’ livelihoods and jeopardized the full faith and credit of our country. By toying with default, Republicans risked more than $12 billion in Veteran benefits, $25 billion in Social Security benefits, and $47 billion for Medicare providers. Defaulting would have risked up to eight million American jobs.
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Congressman Gonzalez Calls On Governor Abbott To Freeze Property Taxes, Provide Immediate Relief To South Texans
On May 30, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) sent a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott urging him to freeze property taxes for the next calendar year.
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Congressmen Gonzalez And Barr Introduce The Affordable Homeownership Access Act
On May 23, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) introduced H.R. 3464, the Affordable Homeownership Access Act with Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06). This bipartisan bill seeks to provide working families with another access point to the home buying process by providing relief to individuals and small businesses so that they can sell their homes directly to a buyer without the fees associated with being a mortgage originator.