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U.S. Congressmen Anthony Gonzalez (R-Rocky River) introduced a new bill today alongside Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY) to aid homeless veterans in finding affordable housing. The Improving Housing Outcomes for Veterans Act implements recommendations from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to help local service providers collaborate more effectively with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs a... Read more »

U.S. Congressmen Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16), Mike Turner (OH-10), Bob Latta (OH-5), Dave Joyce (OH-14), Steve Stivers (OH-15), and Brad Wenstrup (OH-2) are requesting the Trump Administration provide at least 5 million rapid COVID-19 tests to the state of Ohio to help reopen schools, test high-risk Ohioans, and strengthen the state’s economic recovery. In a letter addressed to President Trump, the c... Read more »

U.S. Congressman Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) introduced the companion legislation to the bipartisan Postal Service Emergency Assistance Act in the U.S. House of Representatives today alongside Reps. Jared Golden (D-ME), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX). This bill would provide targeted funding to the United States Postal Service (USPS) to make up for the losses at the USPS due to the... Read more »

U.S. Representatives Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16) and Kathleen Rice (NY-04) are introducing the VA Peer Specialists Act to expand access to peer support services. Peer specialists are Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees who provide support and assistance to help fellow veterans in recovery to successfully engage in mental health and substance use treatment. The bill will also improve staffin... Read more »

U.S. Congressman Anthony Gonzalez (R-Rocky River) today released the following statement following his “no” vote on H.R. 8015, a bill to appropriate additional emergency funding for the United States Postal Service without accountability for financial stability or needed reforms: "Over the past several weeks, the U.S. Post Office has made commitments that make it clear our postal system has what i... Read more »

U.S. Congressman Anthony Gonzalez (R-Rocky River) is urging House leadership to immediately resume negotiations for a relief package to confront the dual public health and economic crises faced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in a new letter alongside 17 bipartisan members of Congress. “The American people are relying on our government to come together and lead our nation through this pandemi... Read more »

U.S. Congressman Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16) partnered with Representative Bob Latta (OH-5) and Senator Rob Portman (OH), along with Representatives Troy Balderson (OH-12), Steve Stivers (OH-15), Bob Gibbs (OH-7), Brad Wenstrup (OH-2), Steve Chabot (OH-1), Bill Johnson (OH-6), and Mike Turner (OH-10) to urge United States Postal Service Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer Louis DeJoy to wo... Read more »

U.S. Congressman Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16) today applauded the Administration’s decision to begin distributing $1.4 billion in relief funds to children’s hospitals grappling with financial hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The administration’s decision follows a letter lead by Congressmen Gonzalez and Bill Johnson and signed by 89 other members of the U.S. House of Representatives urging t... Read more »

U.S. Congressmen Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16), Bob Latta (OH-5), and Bill Johnson (OH-6) today urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to arm schools and families with the tools and information they need to effectively return children to the classroom this fall by conducting a review of the existing literature on transmissions of COVID-19 in children as soon as possible. In additi... Read more »

Legislation introduced by U.S. Congressman Anthony Gonzalez to address flooding along the Tuscarawas River passed the U.S. House of Representatives today as part of the 2020 Water Resources Development Act. The bill, known as the Tuscarawas River Flooding Study Act, authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study on the Tuscarawas River watershed to address... Read more »