Congressman Tony Gonzales, who represents the Texas congressional district that houses the city of Uvalde, was among the 'no' votes. In an interview with Newsweek, the representative explained why he did not support the Democrat's new proposals.
In addition to these specific bills, Gonzales would like to see"extensive background checks, in particular to 18-to-21-year-olds." And additionally, one of his most important priorities is bringing forth legislation that would expand mental health resources.
"I went in Uvalde when I first got elected, and I said this to everybody, 'Hey, if I could do one thing for you, what would that be?'" He toldvisited the district, Gonzales said he told the president that his district needs $23 million to complete the construction of a mental health center in Uvalde. He said he would like to see mental health services expanded nationally across not just big cities but also rural areas.
"I don't think anybody in the United States is going, 'Oh, I'm perfectly mentally OK,'" he added."Life's tough. Whether it's finances, whether it's relationships, whether it's work, whether it's something else, everybody kind of gets down, maybe depression, anxiety." These are things that are very real in our community, in our country," Gonzales added."Uvalde is not just this one-off — we see it everywhere."
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