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July 24, 2025

Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33), along with the Texas Democrat Congressional Delegation, introduced the Texas Flood Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2025, legislation that would provide $15 billion in targeted emergency funding to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for disaster response and long-term resilience efforts in communities across Texas affected by this year’s catastrophic flooding.


July 23, 2025

Washington, D.C. – The Voting Rights Caucus, led by Co-chairs Rep. Veasey (TX-33), Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-7), Rep. Nikema Williams (GA-5), Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5), and members Rep. Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (TX-7), Rep. Julie Johnson (TX-32), Rep. Vincente Gonzalez (TX-15), Rep. Lloyd Doggett (TX-37), and Rep.


July 12, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) introduced a House resolution calling on the Department of Justice, FBI, and other relevant federal agencies to release all unclassified records, flight logs, and investigative materials related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. The resolution also affirms Congress’s constitutional authority to investigate and oversee matters of public interest and institutional accountability. 


July 11, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) introduced the Anti-Rigging Act of 2025, joined by nine of his fellow Texas Democrats.The bill seeks to end the anti-democratic practice of mid-decade redistricting unless mandated by a court order—ensuring fairer, more transparent elections for all Americans: 


July 2, 2025

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, slammed the passage of the so-called “Big Ugly Bill” by Republicans. Included in the bill were nearly $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid, tax breaks for the wealthy, and reductions to other vital programs that Americans rely on and pay for. Congressman Veasey released the following statement:


June 24, 2025

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Marc Veasey, a member of the Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health, grilled HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his proposed FY 2025-2026 budget—which includes devastating cuts to lifesaving staff, hospitals, grants, and programs aimed at combating the opioid crisis.


June 13, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to Gov. Abbott's decision to preemptively deploy the National Guard to planned "No King" protests in Texas this weekend, Congressman Veasey has released the following statement:


June 2, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Veasey released the following statement regarding the antisemitic terror attack in Boulder, CO on June 1, 2025: