Human Rights
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Marc Veasey, Vice Chair of the New Democrat Coalition and Representative for Texas’ 33rd Congressional District, has released the following statement after news that President Trump had unconstitutionally frozen federal grants and funds:
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Veasey, Vice Chair of the New Democrat Coalition, released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to avert a government shut down:
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Marc Veasey has released the following statement following news that Elon Musk and President Elect Trump have urged Republicans shut down the government:
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Marc Veasey, joined by several of his colleagues, sent a letter today to Ethics Committee Chairman Mike Guest and Ranking Member Susan Wild, urging the immediate release of the Ethics Committee’s report on former Congressman Matt Gaetz. This call comes as a reaction to Gaetz's recent nomination to serve as Attorney General of the United States.
Rep. Veasey sent a letter urging Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clark at the Department of Justice to launch an investigation into the distressing pattern of inmate deaths and jail incidents at the Tarrant County Jail in Fort Worth.
FORT WORTH — Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) joined Texas Congressional Democrats and members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in a letter urging the U.S. Department of Justice to pursue legal action to prevent the enforcement of Texas Senate Bill 4 (SB 4), an unconstitutional and dangerous bill that would authorize state law enforcement and judicial authorities to obstruct federal immigration law.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Veasey (D-TX) introduced the Holding Accountable Russian Mercenaries (HARM) Act, bipartisan legislation that would require the Secretary of State to designate the Russian-based PMC Wagner Group as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO). Along with Veasey, Representatives Steve Cohen (D-TN), Joe Wilson (R-SC), and Richard Hudson (R-NC) are original sponsors of the bill. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) are original sponsors of companion legislation in the U.S. Senate.