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08/24/2021 Release: Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Vote Secured
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
05/10/2021 Letter to the Hon. Peter DeFazio, Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Hon. Sam Graves, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure - Texas Members Lead Bipartisan Effort to Include Funding for Coastal Resiliency Projects--like Texas Coastal Spine--in American Jobs Plan
04/29/2021 Congressman Vela Announces $29M in Texas Gulf Coast Restoration Activities
03/29/2021 Congressman Vela Announces $2.8M Awarded to South Texas Coastal Conservation, Restoration and Hurricane Protection Programs
07/21/2020 Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Leader Hoyer, Majority Whip Clyburn, and Chairman Neal - Pappas Leads Call to Support America's Trucking Industry
05/07/2020 Letter to Peter A. De Fazio, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair; Eleanor Holmes Norton, House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Chair; Sam Graves, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member; and Rodney Davis, House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Ranking Member - Huffman Advocates for Wildlife Protections in Next Transportation Bill
04/30/2020 Letter to Pete Gaynor, Administrator of FEMA - Cornyn, Texas Colleagues Support Appeal for Federal Disaster Declaration Following North Texas Tornadoes
02/25/2020 Press Release: Vela Announces $600,000 In Federal Funds To Help Conserve Water In The Rio Grande Valley
02/07/2020 Congressman Vela Statement on H.R. 4044, Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act
01/01/2020 Issue Position: Infrastructure
11/20/2019 Letter to Andrew Wheeler, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator - Tonko, Kuster, Pallone lead 220+ Members Calling on EPA to Negotiate in Good Faith
11/01/2019 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Hon. Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Hon. Steve Scalise, Minority Whip of the U.S. House of Representatives - Pascrell, Graves, Crist, Rouzer, Mucarsel-Powell, Rooney Demand Changes to National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization
10/30/2019 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Steny H. Hoyer, Majority Leader of the House of Representatives - More than 160 Members Urge House Democratic Leadership to Prioritize Clean Energy Tax Policies
07/18/2019 Rep. Vela announces major disaster declaration granted for the state of Texas
01/15/2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Sens. Cruz, Cornyn, Gov. Abbott, Texas Delegation Urges White House to Protect Hurricane Harvey Recovery Funds
01/15/2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Cornyn, Cruz, Abbott, Texas Delegation Urges White House to Protect Hurricane Harvey Recovery Funds
12/06/2018 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi - Congressman Gonzales and Vela Urge Leader Pelosi to Denounce Increased Spending Plans for Border Wall
10/15/2018 For Immediate Release: Vela Issues Statement on Trump's Border Wall Environmental Waivers
10/10/2018 Thompson, Vela Statement on DHS Waivers to Disregard Environmental Laws Along Border
09/13/2018 Vela Announces Passage of Water Legislation Including Resaca Restoration Project
07/09/2018 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Rescind Illegal Anti-Worker Executive Orders
03/16/2018 Letter to the Hon Ken Calvert, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, and the Hon Betty McCollum, Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations, Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies - Sinema Calls on Congress to Protect National Parks for Everyday Arizonans
03/30/2017 Letter to the Hon. Ken Calvert, Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, the Hon. Betty McCollum, Ranking Member - Funding to Protect Wetlands
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