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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
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
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
05/08/2020
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
04/28/2020
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
03/19/2020
Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Congressman Panetta Calls on State Department to Ensure Agriculture Worker Visas Get Processed to Protect Food Security During COVID-19
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
09/05/2019
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker United States House of Representatives, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman House Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Mike Quigley, Chairman Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government - Raskin Leads 217 Members in Supporting Federal Workers' Collective Bargaining Rights
05/03/2019
Schakowsky Leads Letter to SSA Demanding the Abandonment of Anti-Union Policies
01/14/2019
Letter to Acting Commissioner Berryhill, SSA - Abandonment of Anti-Union Policies
09/28/2018
Letter to Dennis Muilenburg, Chairman, President, and CEO of the Boeing Company and Robert Martinez, President of IAMAW - SC Members of Congress Respond to Boeing Letter
09/07/2018
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the US Senate, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Minority Leader of the US Senate, the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the US House of Representatives - Rep. Raskin Leads 150+ House Dems in Urging Leadership to Reject President's Plan to Gut Federal Workers' Pay
07/09/2018
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Rescind Illegal Anti-Worker Executive Orders
06/26/2018
Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Honorable Alex Azar, Secretary of Labor - Support of Seasonal Guest Workers
03/30/2018
Letter to the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Support of Seasonal Workers
04/20/2017
Vela Applauds Investment in San Patricio County
05/19/2016
Payne, Jr., Nearly 90 Members Issue Joint Statement on Verizon Labor Negotiations
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