Rep. Vela Issues Statement on President Trump Calls to Use Military Against American Protestors
June 03, 2020
June 03, 2020
WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Texas, issued the following statement:
Representative Filemon Vela (D-TX), a Member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after President Trump used force against peaceful protestors and threatened to deploy the military across the United States against the desires of State leaders and without invoking the more than 200 year-old Insurrection Act. The President's calls for heavily armed military personnel to c . . .
Representative Filemon Vela (D-TX), a Member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after President Trump used force against peaceful protestors and threatened to deploy the military across the United States against the desires of State leaders and without invoking the more than 200 year-old Insurrection Act. The President's calls for heavily armed military personnel to c . . .