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Filemon Vela, Jr.'s Public Statements on Issue: Business and Consumers

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12/09/2021 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - Do Not Ban Crude Oil Exports
11/24/2021 Letter to Hon. Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce - Cornyn, Doggett, McCaul, Texas Colleagues Urge Commerce Secretary Raimondo to Consider Texas for Key Semiconductor Production Sites
08/05/2021 Vela Secures $133M for Gateway International Bridge Upgrade in $1T Bipartisan Infrastructure Package
05/28/2021 Letter to Hon. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Rep. Kirkpatrick Joins Bipartisan Members of Border Congressional Delegation Urging President Biden to Reassess Travel Restrictions at U.S-Mexico Border
04/14/2021 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Congressman Gonzalez Urges President Biden to Optimize Federal Retail Pharmacy Program to Provide Covid-19 Vaccine
03/30/2021 Letter to Honorable Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States and Honorable Kamala D. Harris, Vice President of the United States - Dingell, Pressley, Lamb, Jayapal Lead Call for Historic Investment in Home and Community-Based Services in Recovery Package
03/08/2021 Letter to Honorable Greg Abbott - Congresswoman Escobar Leads Texas Democratic Congressional Delegation Urging Gov. Abbott to Reverse Course and Accept Critical FEMA Funds to Prevent COVID-19 in Asylum-Seekers
02/22/2021 PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Vela Announces $360k Awarded to cdcb
10/15/2020 Letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer - Rep. Austin Scott Leads Bipartisan Push to Increase International Market Access for U.S. Pecans
09/28/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Republican Leader of the House, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Democratic Leader of the Senate - Brownley, Welch Lead Bipartisan Letter to Protect American Farmers and U.S. Food Supply
08/13/2020 Letter to the Hon. Robert Lighthizer, U.S. Trade Representative, and the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Reps. Kind, Reed, Peterson, Thompson, Brindisi, Fulcher, Torres Small, Gonzalez Lead Letter Calling on the Administration to Implement USMCA Enforcement Measures to Support Dairy Industry
07/21/2020 Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Leader Hoyer, Majority Whip Clyburn, and Chairman Neal - Pappas Leads Call to Support America's Trucking Industry
07/20/2020 Reps. Lance Gooden (R-TX) & Filemon Vela (D-TX) Introduce the Small Business Comeback Act
07/06/2020 Letter to Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Torres Leads Effort to Protect ONT from Abrupt Federal Fee Hikes
06/24/2020 Letter to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook - Casten Calls on Mark Zuckerberg to Address Civil Rights Issues on Facebook
06/16/2020 Press Release: Congressman Vela Announces NADB's $200 Million COVID-19 Temporary Financing Program
06/09/2020 Letter to Sonny Perdue, Department of Agriculture Secretary - Peterson, Costa, Plaskett, and Vela Highlight CFAP Concerns in Letter to Perdue
05/28/2020 Press Release: Congressman Vela Lauds Passage of Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020
05/22/2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker, and Kevin Mc Carthy, House Minority Leader - Congressman Panetta Leads 72 Members in Calling on House Leadership to Protect Farmworkers
05/12/2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Call For Additional Assistance To The Cotton And Textile Industries
05/04/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, United States Secretary of State - Fitzpatrick Joins Overwhelming Bipartisan Majority of House Members Calls On Administration To Extend Iran Arms Embargo
04/23/2020 House Passes Relief Package to Assist Hospitals, Small Businesses and Increase Testing Capacity
04/21/2020 Congressmen Vela and Gonzalez Lead Statement with Tri-Caucus Chairs in Response to Mitch McConnell's SBA Scam
01/27/2020 Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Rounds, King, Harris, Pingree, Keating, Bergman Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging Administration to Increase the Number of Temporary, Non-Immigrant H-2B Workers for 2020
12/05/2019 Congressmen Gonzalez and Vela Ask Speaker Pelosi for Firm Commitment on Security from Mexico for USMCA

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