Blue Collar Jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – To ensure that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is prioritizing underserved and rural businesses, as required by the CARES Act, today, Reps. Judy Chu (CA-27), Marc Veasey (TX-33), and Tony Cardenas (CA-29) introduced the PPP Data Diversity and Accountability Act of 2020. This bill would require the Small Business Administration (SBA) to collect and report on demographic data, disaggregated by race, in order to show how many PPP applicants were minority-, women-, or veteran-owned.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (D-TX), Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), and Congressman Bill Flores (R-TX) led over 200 bipartisan lawmakers in asking the Trump Administration to direct current federal government advertising funds to local news and media outlets.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) released a small business resource guide to help small businesses throughout the 33rd District as the North Texas region fights the spread of the Coronavirus Pandemic.
WASHINGTON, DC – In the face of the Coronavirus pandemic, small businesses are facing an unprecedented threat to their livelihood. Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) of the Small Business Committee introduced legislation that would provide relief to small businesses across the country by granting flexibility to small business federal contractors and expediting the contract award process so that affected contractors can begin generating revenue. The legislation would:
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) released the following statement after he joined his colleagues to pass the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA):
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) of the Energy & Commerce and the Small Business Committees released the statement following today after he joined his colleagues to pass a bipartisan spending package:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Marc Veasey released the following statement on Speaker Pelosi's announcement that House Democrats reached an agreement on USMCA with United States Trade Representative Ambassador Lighthizer:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey built upon his staunch support for women's rights by introducing the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Amendment Act—a piece of legislation that would urge more support of women in apprenticeship programs.
DALLAS – U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey will become a teller for a day at Texas Capital Bank as part of his "Marc Means Business Initiative" starting at 10 a.m., Thursday, August 29, at 340 Singleton Blvd. in West Dallas.
Since March 2014, the initiative has connected Veasey with constituents at their place of employment to better understand the challenges they face in their work and daily lives.
WASHINGTON, DC– Today, the House Democratic Blue Collar Caucus co-chaired by Congressmen Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) and Marc Veasey (TX-33) hosted former Vice President Joe Biden for a meeting on Capitol Hill. The discussion focused on how House Democrats can promote an economic agenda that supports American workers and win back blue collar voters across the country. After the meeting, Vice President Joe Biden and Caucus CoChairs Boyle and Veasey released the following statements: