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12/17/2021
Evans Stands By Vote for House Build Back Better Bill, Keeps Hope Alive for More Progress for the People
12/02/2021
Congressman Vela Reintroduces Legislation to Ensure Fair and Equitable Financing for Higher Education
08/18/2021
Press Release: Vela Announces $149K Awarded to TAMUK
05/13/2021
Congressman Vela Announces $184M for South Texas Colleges, Universities, and Students
07/09/2020
Letter to Matthew T. Albence, Deputy Director of the US. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Chad F. Wolf, Acting Secreatry of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Pressley, Lawmakers Urge ICE and DHS to Immediately Withdraw New Guidance that Threatens International Students with Deportation
07/09/2020
Letter to Matthew Albence, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - House and Senate Democrats Urge ICE and DHS to Immediately Withdraw New Guidance that Threatens International Students with Deportation
07/08/2020
Press Release: Congressman Vela and Colleagues Introduce the Bipartisan Success for Rural Students and Communities Act
05/19/2020
Reps Speier, Neguse, and Rose Introduce Bill to Compensate Families of Essential Workers Who Have Paid the Ultimate Price
10/16/2018
Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Release More Information About Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
03/19/2018
Letter to the Hon. Tom Cole, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies and the Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Chairman Crowley Advocates for Additional Funding to Make College More Affordable for Low-Income Students
03/19/2018
Letter to the Honorable Tom Cole, Chairman, and the Honorable Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and related Agencies - Increased Education Funding for GEAR UP Programs
11/11/2017
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - Take Up The Thompson-Krishnamoorthi Act
06/10/2017
Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of US Department of Education - Student Loan Servicing Contract and Protections of Student Loan Borrowers
05/03/2017
Vela: Vote for Budget is Vote for Trump's Wall
11/02/2016
Letter to House Committee Leaders - Protect Pell Grant Funding
08/11/2016
Vela Announces Additional Research Grant To Texas A&M-Kingsville
07/25/2016
Vela Announces $1.8 Million in Education grants for South Texas Colleges
07/06/2016
Letter to the Honorable Harold Rogers, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, the Honorable Tom Cole, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations, the Honorable Nita M. Lowey, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Honorable Rosa L. DeLauro, Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations - Pell Grant Protections
07/17/2015
Press Release: Vela Announces $1.4M Grant for UTB
07/17/2015
Vela Announces $2.5M In Grants For Texas A&M-Kingsville
04/18/2013
Letter to Chairman Kingston and Ranking Member DeLauro - High School Equivalency Program and the College Assistance Migrant Program Funding
02/21/2013
Congressman Vela Announces $5.8 Million Federal Education Grant to Expand Early College Program
01/01/2013
Issue Position: Education
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