Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Highlighting Issues Raised at White House Dinner

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Dear President Trump:

Thank you for hosting me at the White House Monday night. The experience was certainly one of a kind. The discussion was productive and I hope that we can continue to work together for our country and the American people.

I appreciate your interest in the deported veteran issue, which would bring home our heroes. This is one of many issues that have bipartisan support. These veterans fought for our country and many suffer PTSD caused by their service. I hope to work with you and your administration to create an executive order that stops the deportation of veterans who served in combat. Ultimately, I would like to see my bill become federal law to protect these honorably discharged veterans, with clean records prior to their service, many of whom are highly decorated.

I also look forward to partnering with you to reform our tax code, modernize our infrastructure, and improve border security. As I mentioned, counties near but not on the border deal with the same issues as border counties; however, these counties do not receive federal funding to appropriately address border security. These communities have limited resources and are strained by the lack of federal funding to programs like Operation Stonegarden, intended to enhance border security.

Given your commitment to border security and rural communities, I hope that we can work together to ensure that these border adjacent counties have the necessary resources to handle the matters they uniquely face securing our border.

Finally, I continue to extend an invitation for you to visit South Texas and tour the border with me. We host one of the most important bridges for trade and commerce in the United States and our community has an important story to tell.

I hope to hear from you soon. Please call me on my cell phone (XXX) XXX-XXXX if you want to talk more about any of these issues.

Sincerely,

Vicente Gonzalez
Member of Congress
15th District of Texas

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