I do not support providing military aid to Israel.
I believe by April 2024, the horrors of the human rights abuses committed by Israel during its war in Gaza should have been apparent to anyone paying attention.
Therefore, I believe members of Congress should have voted against military aid to Israel at that time.
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I wrote an editorial in July 2024 about the abuses committed by Israel during its war in Gaza.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2024/07/israels-war-in-gaza.html
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173 Democrats, including Gonzalez, voted in favor of military aid to Israel, and 37 voted against.
Three Democrats did not vote on the measure.
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193 Republicans voted in favor of military aid to Israel, and 21 voted against.
Four Republicans did not vote on the measure.
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The House approved the measure, 366 to 58, on April 20, 2024.
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The Senate subsequently approved military aid for Ukraine and Israel.
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/23/1246761008/senate-aid-ukraine-israel-taiwan
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President Biden signed the bill into law.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/815/all-actions
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Actions on H.R.815 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
Section: Opposes the Big Ugly Bill
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Republicans call it the Big Beautiful Bill.
I call it the Big Ugly Bill.
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Gonzalez voted against the Big Ugly Bill, which cuts taxes for the rich, cuts Medicaid funding for the poor, and increases funding for ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement).
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/upshot/republican-bill-faq.html
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212 Democrats, including Gonzalez, and two Republicans voted against the Big Ugly Bill.
The two Republicans who voted against the bill were Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) and Thomas Massie (KY-4).
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218 Republicans voted in favor of the Big Ugly Bill.
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The House approved the bill, 218 to 214, on July 3, 2025.
https://www.congress.gov/votes/house/119-1/190
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The bill was approved by both houses of Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1/all-actions
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This table shows how Vicente Gonzalez, Henry Cuellar, Don Davis, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, and Jared Golden voted on key issues in the House in 2025 and 2026.
During this time, Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate, under President Donald Trump.
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Section: Supports NPR & PBS
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Gonzalez voted against cutting funding for NPR and PBS.
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President Trump submitted a bill to Congress to cancel funding previously approved by Congress.
The measure was called the Rescissions Act of 2025.
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The Rescissions Act suspended all federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds NPR, PBS, and their member stations, for the next two fiscal years.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4/text
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211 Democrats, including Gonzalez, and two Republicans, voted against the Rescissions Act.
The two Republicans who voted against the measure were Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) and Michael Turner (OH-10).
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216 Republicans voted in favor of the Act.
Two Republicans and one Democrat did not vote on the proposal.
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The House approved the Rescissions Act, 216 to 213, on July 18, 2025.
https://www.congress.gov/votes/house/119-1/203
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Both chambers of Congress approved the Rescissions Act, and President Trump signed it into law.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4/all-actions
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The Rescissions Act ended all federal support for NPR, PBS, and their member stations.
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/18/nx-s1-5469912/npr-congress-rescission-funding-trump
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#NPR #PBS #Radio #Television #Broadcasting #PublicRadio #PublicTelevision #US #USA #Politics
So if you value your local public radio and television stations, consider making a donation, if you can afford it.
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This ongoing thread, about major votes in the US House, from 2021 to 2025, can be read as an article on my blog, Meticulous Musings.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2026/02/vicente-gonzalez.html
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Section: Supports releasing the Epstein Files
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Gonzalez supports releasing files held by the Department of Justice related to Jeffrey Epstein.
Gonzalez signed a discharge petition to bring the Epstein Files Transparency Act to the House floor for a vote, and he voted in favor of the bill once the vote was held.
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The Epstein Files Transparency Act requires the US Attorney General to publish all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials in DOJ’s possession that relate to the investigation and prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein.
The Act allows the Attorney General to redact personally identifiable information about victims contained in the files.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4405/text
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214 Democrats, including Gonzalez, signed a discharge petition to bring the bill to the House floor for a vote.
Four Republicans signed the discharge petition as well. They were Thomas Massie (KY-4), Nancy Mace (SC-1), Lauren Boebert (CO-4), and Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14).
The effort was led by Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Thomas Massie.
https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/2025090209
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SPONSOR: Thomas Massie DESCRIPTION: Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XV, I, Thomas Massie, move to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution entitled, a resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 185) to advance responsible policies, which was referred to said committee July 15th, 2025, in support of which motion the undersigned Members of the House of Representatives affix their signatures, to wit:
After obtaining the required 218 signatures, the Epstein Files Transparency Act received a vote in the House.
Gonzalez voted in favor of the bill.
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216 Republicans and 211 Democrats, including Gonzalez, voted in favor of the bill.
One Republican, Clay Higgins (LA-3), voted against the bill.
Three Democrats and two Republicans did not vote on the legislation.
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The Senate approved the bill, without amendment by unanimous consent, and President Trump signed the bill into law.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4405/all-actions
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This thread is now over 150 posts long.
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Section: Progressive Primary Challenger
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Vicente Gonzalez has a progressive primary challenger in his South Texas District.
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On his campaign website, Etienne Rosas declares that Latino communities are being ignored, exploited, and criminalized.
https://www.rosasforcongress.com/
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“We’re up against a real fascist threat – one that scapegoats Latinos, militarizes our border and cities, and hands unchecked power to billionaires, while working families are left behind,” Rosas wrote.
“Our representatives have failed to meet this moment with the urgency it deserves.”
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Rosas said these challenges create the conditions for people to build a better future.
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“This is also 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 – a chance for us to come together and fight for a South Texas, and a nation, that finally lives up to its promises: freedom, justice, representation, and dignity 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭,” Rosas continued (emphasis in original).
“This campaign isn’t about me. It’s about building a vibrant, grassroots movement from the RGV (Rio Grande Valley) to DC – rooted in the resilience, pride, and power of our people.”
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Rosas supports Medicare for All, a $20 minimum wage and four-day workweek, rent control and affordable housing, universal childcare and tuition-free college, protecting immigrants and abolishing ICE, and taxing billionaires.
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On his campaign website, Gonzalez says he supports fully funding pre-k and local Head Start programs, helping college students graduate debt free, tuition-free higher learning for the first two years after high school, expanding social security to keep up with inflation, strengthening Medicare, expanding Medicaid, strengthening trade along the Texas-Mexico border, and investing in infrastructure.
https://www.vicentegonzalez.com/issues
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On immigration, Gonzalez says he supports combating criminal elements crossing the border with smart and thoughtful border security, compassionate immigration reform with a pathway to earned citizenship, and passing the DREAM Act, a bill that would provide legal status and a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children, who meet certain requirements.
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In the immigration section of his campaign website, Gonzalez does not take a position on whether to abolish ICE.
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I discussed the DREAM Act in a series I wrote about the DACA program, which protected undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children from deportation, if they met certain requirements.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2021/01/protecting-dreamers-from-deportation.html
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Etienne Rosas is one of the Democrats you can support through the Democratic Victory Fund, which raises money for Democrats in important races, nationwide.
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/democraticvictoryfund
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You can also support Ricardo Villarreal, one of Henry Cuellar’s Democratic primary challengers, through the Democratic Victory Fund.
https://www.votericardovillarreal.com/
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Texas will hold its 2026 primary elections on Tuesday, March 3.
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North Carolina will also hold its 2026 primary elections on Tuesday, March 3.
Don Davis, an incumbent Democrat in the US House, does not have a Democratic primary challenger in NC-1.
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Section: Conclusion
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While I am quite fond of Vicente Gonzalez’s progressive primary challenger, Etienne Rosas, I imagine Gonzalez will likely win his primary election next week.
If Gonzalez wins his primary, he will undoubtedly be better than whoever wins the Republican nomination for his district.
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Before we bid adieu, let’s summarize what we’ve learned about Gonzalez from his time in Congress.
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Gonzalez supports El Salvador’s Authoritarian Leader Nayib Bukele.
Gonzalez voted against trans rights, by voting for a nationwide gender-affirming healthcare ban for transgender youth, and for a nationwide transgender sports ban.
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Gonzalez voted in favor of LGBT rights, by voting for the Equality Act, and in favor of gay marriage, by voting for the Respect for Marriage Act.
He voted in favor of reproductive rights by voting for bills that would protect access to abortion and contraception.
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Gonzalez voted for the American Rescue Plan, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and the Inflation Reduction Act, all of which were key parts of President Biden’s Economic Agenda.
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Gonzalez supported student loan forgiveness, and voted for military aid for both Ukraine and Israel.
He opposed the Big Ugly Bill, which cut taxes for the rich, cut Medicaid funding for the poor, and increased funding for ICE.
Gonzalez voted against cuts to NPR and PBS, and he voted in favor of releasing the Epstein Files.
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While I dislike Gonzalez’s support for Bukele, his votes against trans rights, and his support for military aid for Israel, there can be no denying that Gonzalez has been on the right side of a lot of important issues during his time in Congress.
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This gigantic thread, about a Democratic Congressional primary in South Texas, can be read as an article on my blog, Meticulous Musings.
https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2026/02/vicente-gonzalez.html
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Researching and writing this article, which covered key votes in the US House from 2021 to 2025, was a herculean endeavor that took a lot of time and effort.
It included coverage of a Congressional primary that has received little attention elsewhere.
If you appreciate fact-based, in depth, reporting like this, consider supporting me on Patreon.
https://www.patreon.com/cw/MeticulousMusings
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