Texas Border Business
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement after President Donald J. Trump’s speech on the 29th day of the Trump shutdown:
“This week I visited the White House in an effort to request that the President reopen the federal government. Democrats are coming to the table for negotiations on border security and immigration policy, but this conversation must continue with an open government.
Dreamers and those with Temporary Protected Status must be protected, but with a sense of morality, not as bargaining chips. The President cannot continue to hold federal employees hostage when he does not get his way.
Border security and immigration solutions are complex, providing financial security for approximately 800,000 federal employees is simple. Reopen the government and work with us on a real deal, Mr. President.”
