Human Rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, announced that Lisette Moreno of the North Texas Dream Team will join him as his guest in the House gallery when Pope Francis addresses Congress in a joint-session on Thursday, September 24, 2015. Pope Francis has spoken repeatedly on the global community's need to face the ‘moral challenge of migration' and Moreno is an avid advocate for the undocumented immigrant community in Texas and beyond.
Washington, D.C.—Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 3134, the Defund Planned Parenthood Act and H.R. 3504, the Adding Criminal Penalties for Violating the Born Alive Act, a series of House Republican bills that attack critical health care services for women:
WASHINGTON–U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, will bring DREAMer activist Lissette Moreno as his guest to Pope Francis' speech to a joint session of Congress on Sept. 24, he announced Friday afternoon.
Texas lawmakers look forward to Pope Francis' address to Congress
Moreno, under federal protection from Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), was brought to Texas as a child by her parents, and received degrees from the University of Texas at Arlington and Texas Women's University under Texas' Dream Act. She testified in support of the law earlier this year.
Fort Worth, TX – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, joined the fight to end hunger as he worked with Community Food Bank volunteers to prepare and distribute nutritious food to hundreds of North Texas families. Veasey spent the morning learning about the hard work that staff and volunteers perform on a regular basis to ensure that DFW residents can access the nutritional resources they need no matter their financial situation. Rep.
Fort Worth, TX – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, hosted local community leaders at Mount Zion Baptist Church to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. Local civil rights leaders shared their firsthand accounts from the frontline of the fight for the right to vote.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement marking the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit struck down Texas' voter ID law:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – El miércoles, 15 de julio 2015, Congresista Veasey, TX-33, reintrodujo H.R. 3069, la Ley para Ayudar a Víctimas del Fraude Notario, para ayudar a los inmigrantes que han sido víctimas de prácticas de inmigración fraudulentos. Esta legislación permite que las víctimas de fraude de inmigración tengan tiempo ilimitado para volver a presentar su documentación inmigratoria y los permite tener una oportunidad para abrir de nuevo sus casos y emigrar legalmente.
Fort Worth/Dallas, Tejas – Mientras que el país espera la decisión de la Corte de Apelaciones del 5º Circuito acerca de la expansión de La Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA) y la Acción Diferida Para la Responsabilidad de los Padres de Ciudadanos Americanos (DAPA), Congresista Marc Veasey, TX-33, e invitado especial, Congresista Luís Gutiérrez, IL-4, presentarán dos foros informativos el sábado, 18 de julio, en el Metroplex.
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Fort Worth/Dallas, Texas – As the nation awaits the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit on the expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parental (DAPA), Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33 and special guest, Congressman Luis Gutierrez, IL-4, will host two informational forums on Saturday, July 18, in the DFW Metroplex.