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Filemon Vela, Jr.'s Public Statements on Issue: Infrastructure

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Date Title
12/15/2015 Vela Announces $3.4M TAP Grant for South Padre
09/29/2015 Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House and Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader - Implementation of Positive Train Control
08/04/2015 Vela Announces $172K Grant for Port of Brownsville
08/04/2015 Vela Announces $5.9M In Border Security Grants For South Texas Counties
08/03/2015 Vela Announces $1.2M for Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport from FAA for Terminal Replacement Project
04/30/2015 Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State, Anthony Foxx, Secretary of Transportation - U.S. Open Skies Policy
04/24/2015 Congressman Vela, Brownsville Mayor Martinez Emphasize Importance of Special Secure Economic Zones and West Rail Opening to Acting Mexican Ambassador to U.S.
03/23/2015 Letter to Mario Diaz-Balart, Chairman of the House Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee, and David Price, Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee - TIGER Transportation Funding
03/17/2015 Letter to Harold Rogers, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations, Mike Simpson, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations, and Marcy Kaptur, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations - Harbor Maintenance Funding
07/31/2014 Letter to Michael Huerta, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration - Keep Dubuque Air Traffic Control Tower Open
04/01/2014 Letter to John Carter, Chairman, and David Price, Ranking Member, of the House Appropriations Committee - Increase Funding for Fire and Emergency Response Teams
10/30/2013 Cornyn, Vela Host Texas Officials To Discuss Joint Efforts To End Texas Water Shortage
10/30/2013 Letter to Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Reevaluation of Ethanol Mandate
10/15/2013 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - US Airways and American Airlines Lawsuit
07/25/2013 Congressman Cuellar and other Members of Border Caucus Highlight Region's Importance to U.S. Economy
06/25/2013 Letter to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel - Furloughs at FRC East
05/20/2013 Letter to Sylvia Burwell, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund
05/02/2013 Letter to Secretary LaHood - Preventing Closures of Air Traffic Control Towers
04/19/2013 Letter to Chairman Crenshaw and Ranking Member Serrano - GSA Port of Entry Infrastructure Modernization Funding
04/05/2013 Congressman Vela Announces FAA Will Delay Closure of Brownsville Aircraft Control Tower
04/05/2013 Letter to Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Michael Huerta - Air Traffic Control Tower Closures
02/14/2013 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Comprehensive Immigration Reform
01/01/2012 Issue Position: Economy

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