Minority Issues
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement on the House Republican's legislation H.R. 5230, theSecure the Southwest Border Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2014, which fails to address the humanitarian crisis at our border:
During my tenure in public service, first as a state legislator and now as a United States congressman, it has been painful to watch our broken immigration system prevent Texas from reaching its full potential.
It's been more than a year since the Senate passed a bipartisan immigration bill, yet House Republican leadership has refused to bring comprehensive immigration reform to the floor for a vote.
Texas leaders say it's time to stop talking and take action on the growing humanitarian crisis at the border.
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn is the latest Texas official to weigh in with proposed legislation to grapple with the dilemma, in which a growing number of children continue illegally crossing the country's southwest border into this state.
Cornyn plans to file a bill along with U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, to speed up deportations of thousands of Central American children — and ensure their safety while they are here.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) released the following statement commemorating the celebration of Juneteenth:
"On June 19, 1865, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was delivered, Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the Civil War and slavery, in America, had ended.
From its Texas origin, the observance of Juneteenth as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond as a symbol of freedom.
Veasey tours home rebuilt with HUD funds, days after House Republicans slash funding to federal housing programs
Dallas, TX – This week, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, voted against proposed cuts to transportation and housing funding that provides a vital safety net for America's most vulnerable populations.
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Washington D.C. – Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement after joining fellow House Democrats in announcing and signing a discharge petition to demand Speaker Boehner to bring H.R. 15, the bipartisan Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, to the House floor for a vote.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement regarding the two anti-immigrant bills, H.R. 4138 the ENFORCE Act and H.R. 3973 the Faithful Execution of the Law Act, that takes direct aim at DREAMers:
“Instead of House Republican Leadership addressing comprehensive immigration reform that would provide relief to families and Latino communities as well as improve our economy, House Republican Leadership again chose to play political games with the lives of productive members of society.
Dallas, TX – Este sábado, 1º de marzo, el Congresista Marc Veasey, TX-33 participará con LULAC, Asegúrate (Get Covered America) y Planned Parenthood, en un evento bilingüe para crear conciencia, orientar y motivar a las personas sin seguro a obtener seguro médico para ellos y sus familias bajo la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA por sus siglas en inglés).