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11/22/2021
Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - Replenish the Small Business Administration's Restaurant Revitalization Fund
08/05/2021
Vela Secures $133M for Gateway International Bridge Upgrade in $1T Bipartisan Infrastructure Package
07/01/2021
Congressman Vela Announces House Passage of H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act
06/16/2021
Letter to the Hon. Isabel Guzman, Administrator of US Small Business Administration - Representative Nadler Joins More Than 200 House Colleagues Urging the Small Business Administration to Immediately Release Critical Funds for Shuttered Venues
04/29/2021
Congressman Vela: $28.6 Billion Restaurant Relief Program Registration Begins Friday, April 30
04/22/2021
Congressman Vela Announces $2M Awarded to Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation
04/15/2021
Congressman Vela Votes To Ensure Women In America Are Paid Equal Pay For Equal Work
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
03/11/2021
Letter to Governor Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas - Congressman Castro and Texas Colleagues Urge Gov. Abbott to Prioritize Agricultural Workers for Covid Vaccine Eligibility
03/09/2021
Press Release: Congressman Vela Votes Yes on H.R. 842, the Pro Ac
02/05/2021
Congressman Vela Announces Passage of H.R. 447, The National Apprenticeship Act
01/11/2021
Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Newhouse Leads Call to Protect Agricultural Workers
12/10/2020
Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, Honorable Charles E. Schumer, Minority Leader, Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of The House, and Honorable Kevin Mc Carthy, Republican Leader - Cortez Masto, Rosen Urge Congressional Leaders: Pass the Bipartisan Restaurants Act Before Too Late
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
06/23/2020
Congressman Filemon Vela's Statement on Trump's Executive Order Restricting Work Visas
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
05/08/2020
Letter to Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Blunt Rochester, Peterson, Vela, Call For $250B In Testing and Tracing For American Public
04/29/2020
Letter to The Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of The House of Representatives, and The Hon. Kevin Mc Carthy, House Minority Leader - Moulton, Fitzpatrick, 142 Other Members of Congress and Nation's Leading Nonprofits Urge House Leadership to Support Relief for America's Nonprofits
04/28/2020
Letter to Governor Gred Abbott - Texas Democrats Urge Abbott to Lift Administrative Burden in Unemployment Benefits, Streamline Process for Over a Million
04/27/2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Release: Rep. Khanna, Sen. Warren lead letter to include Essential Workers Bill of Rights in next relief package
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