Minority Issues
RSVP HIGHLY ENCOURAGED
SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2015
Congressmen Marc Veasey (TX-33)
hosts
DACA / DAPA Informational Forum
with Special Guests:
Congressman Luis Gutierrez (IL-4)
Carloyn Kemokai, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Representative
Douglas Interiano, Executive Director, Proyecto Inmigrante ICS, Inc.
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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.
"I'm glad we're taking the stand that we are. I think it's really important," said U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth "I believe that it's long overdue, and I believe it's time we finally move on."
Democrats escalated the issue into the afternoon by revisiting a resolution to ban the display of the Confederate rebel flag at the nation's Capital. The target of that legislation was likely the Mississippi state flag.
Even so, Democrats, led by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, continued to inject chaos into the day's House floor proceedings. They succeeded in tying up the floor on the issue, scuttling the funding bill and diverting the trajectory of the day's news amid negotiations with Iran and a pending highway bill.
"I'm glad we're taking the stand that we are. I think it's really important," said U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth "I believe that it's long overdue, and I believe it's time we finally move on."
Black lawmakers told their own stories. "I think it's really important", said USA Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth "I believe that it's long overdue, and I believe it's time we finally move on"
Please use the following links to:To find more information about my July 18 DACA / DAPA Informational forum and to RSVP for the event.
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Para obtener mas informacion sobre el 18 de Julio DACA / DAPA Foro Informativo y para confirmar su asistencia.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled that state marriage bans are unconstitutional:
"I applaud the Supreme Court on their historic ruling today on same-sex marriage. The law of the land agrees with what the majority of Americans already know—when it comes to marriage, all that matters is love, not your sexual orientation. The Court has spoken and state laws banning same sex couples from marrying are now unconstitutional.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today,Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement as he joins Rep. John Lewis, Rep. Terri Sewell, Rep. Judy Chu, and Rep. Linda Sanchez as an original co-sponsor of the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015:
Washington, D.C. –Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement after voting against the FY 2016 Republican Budget Conference Plan, S. Con. Res. 11:
The amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act -- one from Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), the other from Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas) -- are fairly small in scope. Neither would actually change the law to allow more Dreamers to join the military.
The committee voted 34 to 29 to approve Veasey's amendment, which would ask the Defense Department to evaluate how DACA and other deferred action programs would affect military recruiting efforts.