“The timing now, with just nine months left in the term,” said Rep. Filemon Vela. “I’m just ready to go.”
Rep. Filemon Vela , Elon Musk and Texas Gov. Rick Perry break ground on the Boca Chica, Texas site of SpaceX's spaceport in 2014. ep.
The five-term lawmaker confirmed that he will join the firm full-time to practice law in its public-policy practice. Before officially announcing his resignation, Vela said he wanted to see what the Senate did with a bill he had sponsored to, which the House passed earlier this month.Vela said that while one of his reasons for picking Akin Gump was the firm’s “deep Texas history,” he’d be based in its D.C. offices.“Akin Gump is lucky to have him,” Vela was quoted asRep.
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