New Congressional Hispanic Conference Chair Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) plans to make the group of around a dozen Hispanic House Republicans a more vocal and organized bloc — building off the record Hispanic and Latino support for President Trump and the Republican ticket in the 2024 election.

“Everyone talks about us, everyone likes to kind of champion some of these different ideas. But who better to champion these ideas [than] the people that are actually in those districts, the people that actually represent Hispanic communities?” Gonzales, who was elected as chair last week, told The Hill in an interview.

Exit polls from the 2024 presidential election found that Trump won 46 percent of Hispanic and Latino voters, setting a new record for Republican support in presidential races.

Now, Gonzales wants to go big with the Congressional Hispanic Conference, saying it has been “behind the scenes for too long.”

“I’m in. Like, I’m so in,” Gonzales said. “I'm ready to go and really, really turn up the heat here.”

Gonzales made his first major statement in his new capacity in a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday evening, leading seven other members of the caucus in expressing concern about potential cuts to Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, and Pell Grants in the House’s budget reconciliation outline.

“Hispanic Americans are the future of the Republican........

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