The Texas GOP on Saturday voted to censure U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, for his votes on a variety of issues, including same-sex marriage and border security.
in the House that would block migrants from entering the U.S. if they could not be detained or placed in a remain-in-Mexico-type program. Gonzales had blasted the bill as"un-American" and argued it would essentially prevent asylum claims at the border. He said it would worsen the ongoing border crisis and incentivize human smuggling.
"Instead of messaging on a bill that has 0.00% chance of passing into law, we should fix the root problems of our broken immigration system," he said last month.The resolution also calls out Gonzales for voting against a House GOP rules package and for voting in favor of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, a bipartisan gun control law written in response to the mass shootings in Uvalde, which is located in Gonzales' district, and in Buffalo, New York.
The bill’s support of red flag laws, restrictions on firearm owners and expansion of background checks"violates our Second Amendment rights," according toGonzales could now face disciplinary action ranging from lifting the restriction on state GOP officials campaigning against him to cutting off financial support for his next re-election campaign,Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, outside the U.S. Capitol as the House voted to pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act June 24, 2022.
"Today, like every day, Congressman Tony Gonzales went to work on behalf of the people of TX-23," a spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News Digital."He talked to veterans, visited with Border Patrol agents and met constituents in a county he flipped from blue to red. The Republican Party of Texas would be wise to follow his lead and do some actual work.
"Congressman Gonzales is a valued member of the House majority, and we look forward to supporting his re-election," NRCC Regional Press Secretary Delanie Bomar said in a statement
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