Health and Fitness
In March 2021, I joined my colleagues to pass the American Rescue Plan, which has now been signed into law by President Biden. This landmark, life-saving legislation provides urgently needed resources to defeat the virus, put vaccines in people's arms, money into families' pockets, children safely back into classrooms and people back to work in Texas and across the United States.
Below are some highlights of this historic legislation that can help you and your family:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution (H.Res 826) led by Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) that expresses disapproval of the Trump Administration's illegal Medicaid block grant plan, a plan inviting states to cap and slash the Medicaid program. This harmful plan would essentially allow states to receive a waiver to block grant their Medicaid programs for certain low-income Medicaid recipients, and have the impact of weakening the entire program and pushing Medicaid recipients off their much-needed, life-saving health care coverage.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) announced that he will lead his colleagues on a resolution to disapprove of the Trump Administration's proposed Medicaid block grant plan.
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. – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) joined his colleagues to pass the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, which will help bring down the cost of prescription drugs and level the playing field for American patients who are paying more for their medicines than patients in other countries.
WASHINGTON – Today, Reps. Marc Veasey (TX-33), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01), and David McKinley (WV-01) introduced the Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act (H.R. 4712). This legislation closes a loophole that blocks pharmaceutical competition and prevents innovative treatments for opioid use disorder from coming to market.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) of the Energy and Commerce Committee released the following statement after joining his colleagues on the full Committee to advance crucial legislation that will improve health care coverage for all Americans by lowering prescription drug costs and strengthening Medicare for beneficiaries:
WASHINGTON – Congressmen Marc Veasey (TX-33), Max Rose (NY-11) and Joe Morelle (NY-25), introduced legislation this week that would use savings from Medicare prescription drug negotiations to lower Medicare Part D costs for low-income seniors.
H.R. 4620, the More Help for Seniors Act of 2019, would raise the income limits for eligibility under the Medicare Part D low-income subsidy program, which would help low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities afford needed medications by lowering copays and premiums for Medicare Part D.
Dallas, TX - Today, Congressman Veasey (TX-33) and Congressman Allred (TX-32) joined local public health care experts and advocates to unveil the Baby Box and Maternal Assistance Act of 2019 (H.R. 4201).
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Representative Marc Veasey (TX-33) of the Energy and Commerce Committee joined his colleagues of the full Committee to advance eight bipartisan pieces of legislation to ensure our nation's health care is both affordable and accessible.
The package of bills included legislation to reauthorize public health and Medicare programs, improve drug pricing transparency and protect patients from surprise medical bills. Representative Veasey released the following statement after the passage by the full Committee: