ID and Tax: A Practical Fix for the Growing Problem of Worker Misclassification - America’s workforce shortage is deepening due to declining birth rates and decades of underinvestment in vocational training, while needed reforms like apprenticeships will take years to deliver relief. At the same time, widespread worker misclassification has weakened the employer-employee model of employment, draining Social Security and Medicare, suppressing wages, eroding skills and safety training, and treating vulnerable workers as disposable. An ID and Tax solution that pairs a method for long-time unauthorized immigrant workers who can pass background checks to earn employment authorization with clear worker classification guidelines and increased employment tax compliance enforcement offers a practical way to enhance the workforce, increase fiscal revenues and wages, and restore the economic foundations that built the American middle class.

House Republicans Deliver, Move Nation Away from Shutdown - “Once again, House Republicans stepped up and got the job done. While some in Washington were willing to let the government shut down and create uncertainty for families, workers, and small businesses, our majority came together and delivered for the American people.”

Rep. Tony Gonzales Joins West Texas Law Enforcement, Oil and Gas Industry Leaders in Odessa to Combat Oil Field Theft - Congressman Gonzales’ Protect the Permian Act will increase criminal penalties for stealing, transporting, or selling stolen oil and oilfield-related equipment. "Energy security is national security, and our oil and gas industry has an ally in me to protect the Permian.”