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01/13/2022 Letter to Hon. Colonel Daniel Heape, Inspector General of Texas Military Department: Texas Democratic Congressional Delegation Calling for an Investigation Into Operation Lone Star
12/09/2021 Congressman Vela Announces House Passage of FY 22 NDAA
08/18/2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Meijer Joins Bipartisan Group of Colleagues Urging Biden to Keep Kabul Airport Open Past 8/31 Deadline if Necessary
08/10/2021 Vela Introduces Legislation to Advance American Strategy for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
06/15/2021 Vela Introduces Resolution Honoring NATO Defender 2021 Exercise
06/01/2021 Letter to Hon. Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - In Bipartisan Effort, Allred Works to Ensure Texas National Guard Has Adequate Resources to Serve Fast-Growing Population
12/23/2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President-Elect of the United States - Reps. Schakowsky, Price, Lee, Meeks, Castro, Spanberger, and Sherman Spearhead Letter to President-elect Biden with 150 Total Signers Urging Diplomatic Steps to Return Both Iran and U.S. to JCPOA
12/15/2020 Vela Named to Nato Assembly
12/08/2020 Congressman Vela Applauds House Passage of FY21 National Defense Authorization Act
09/24/2020 Letter to The Honorable Jim Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, The Honorable Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, The Honorable Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee & The Honorable Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee - Manchin, Young, Ernst, Vela, Palmer Lead Members in Calling On NDAA Conferees to Save Chief Management Officer, Uphold Accountability At DOD
09/01/2020 Congressman Vela Introduces Resolution Honoring NATO Exercise DEFENDER 2020
07/21/2020 Press Release: Congressman Vela Applauds House Passage of FY21 National Defense Authorization Act
07/09/2020 Letter to Sean O'Donnell, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Defense - Rep. Maloney Joins 87 Colleagues in Urging the DoD to Investigate Vanessa Guillen's Tragic Death
07/02/2020 Congressman Vela Praises House Armed Services Committee Passage of Ndaa
06/06/2020 Sherrill and 30 HASC Democrats Call for Accountability from Military Leadership on Behalf of the American People
06/04/2020 Letter to the Hon. William P. Barr, Attorney General - Rep. Davis Joins Letter to Attorney General Barr on Assault on Rule of Law
05/22/2020 Letter to President Donald Trump, Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, and Peter Gaynor, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Leahy Is Part Of A Group Of Bipartisan Lawmakers Calling On Administration To Ensure Benefits To Guard Members Earned On COVID-19 Front Lines
05/22/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the Dept. of Defense - Smith and 20 Armed Services Democrats Slam Trump Administration's Open Skies Treaty Withdrawal
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
04/29/2020 Letter to the Hon. Robert Redfield, Dir. of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Rep. Speier Calls for CDC to Establish Military-Specific Guidance to Combat COVID-19
04/24/2020 Congressman Vela Supports Reinstatement of USS Theodore Roosevelt Captain
04/06/2020 Letter to Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense - Congressman Cohen Leads Letter Condemning Acting Navy Secretary's Dismissal of Captain Crozier of the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt
04/03/2020 Vela Issues Statement on Firing of USS Theodore Roosevelt Commanding Officer in the Midst of Global Crisis
04/01/2020 Letter to the Hon. Thomas Modly, Acting Secretary of the Navy, and Admiral Michael Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations - Congressmen Panetta, Bipartisan Coalition Pressing Navy Officials for Plan to Protect Deployed Sailors and Marines from Spread of COVID-19
03/17/2020 Letter to the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Peter Visclosky, Chairman of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, and the Hon. Ken Calvert, Ranking Member of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee - Joint Strike Fighter Caucus Announces Record Support for F-35
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