Filemon Vela: “I want to be clear that I think additional action will be required from this Committee, from this Congress, and from…”

the idea that we're at a place in this country where there are people that think we should make it more difficult to vote when we should be doing the exact opposite is just striking, and it's unfortunate.

The right to seek asylum is enshrined in United States and international law.

It is our job on this Committee to ensure that these programs are structured and implemented in a way that can quickly, efficiently, and most directly serve the farmers, ranchers and small towns who need them right now.

I worry that there are no reliable mechanisms in place to ensure that families can be reunified later.