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Mar 31, 2022 · WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela will formally resign from Congress late Thursday in a move that officially kicks off what’s expected to be a scramble to replace him in a special...
Jul 3, 2013 · CmfThirdPartyHeader - Chron. Filemon Vela explains his resignation from Congressional Hispanic Caucus, says immigration foes are ‘extracting a pound of flesh’ as price of...
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In July 2013, Vela quit the Congressional Hispanic Caucus because of his opposition to the Hoeven - Corker Amendment that tied border security to a pathway to citizenship. He said "erecting more border fence drives a wedge between border communities which are culturally united".
Apr 1, 2022 · Rep. Filemon Vela, a Texas Democrat, officially resigned from Congress on Thursday night to take a position at a law and lobbying firm in Washington, DC, starting the process to set up a...
Rep. Filemon Vela (D-Texas) has resigned from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in an apparent protest over the coalition’s tacit embrace of the Senate’s immigration bill, which...
Mar 24, 2022 · BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela of Texas said Thursday he will soon leave office for a job in the private sector rather than finish what was already his final term in Congress. The five-term South Texas congressman confirmed he was taking a job with Akin Gump, a law and lobbying firm.
