Science, Space and Technology
Fort Worth, Texas – On Friday, October 30, 2015, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, joined the UAW Local 218 team at Bell Helicopter performing blade repair and gearbox overhaul for the V-22 Osprey.
"Bell Helicopter is committed to its military and commercial customers and investing in the future of rotorcraft. Today, Bell Helicopter employs over 5,000 workers in Tarrant County alone; demonstrating that a U.S. based company can keep good-paying jobs right here in North Texas while expanding its global reach," Congressman Veasey said.
The number of General Aviation Caucus members in the U.S. House and Senate is approaching all-time highs.
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He pointed out that after the mid-term elections last November, the number of caucus members in the House of Representatives stood at 221. Republican Rep. Sam Graves (R-6-MO), who co-chairs the House GA Caucus along with Democratic Rep. Marc Veasey (D-33-TX), has set a goal of 300 members.
Washington, D.C. –Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, released the following statement after voting against the partisan H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act:
Meanwhile, Jennifer Stewart, an African-American lobbyist on the Congressional Black Caucus Institute board, was assigned to work with Marc Veasey, Democrat of Texas, who is also black. She personally appealed to Mr.
Washington, D.C. – Today, January 16, 2015, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, announced he will continue to serve as a member on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Science, Space and Technology Committee in the 114th Congress. In addition, Veasey proudly accepts his appointment by U.S House Democratic Minority Whip, Steny Hoyer, MD-5, to serve as an Assistant Whip and Regional Whip.
For the 114th Congress, which convened Tuesday, Kentucky is the home state of the Senate majority leader; the speaker of the House is from Ohio, and the Senate and House minority leaders hail from Nevada and California, respectively. Yet, a look at key positions of legislative control on Capitol Hill shows tremendous power residing in the Texas delegation. In fact, no other state will enjoy nearly the level of control over congressional committees as the Lone Star State.
Washington, D.C.—Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 3, the Keystone XL Pipeline Act, which would approve the final segment of the Keystone XL pipeline.
"Over the past 6 years, the Keystone XL pipeline has undergone an extensive and lengthy review process by the federal government. Learning from past incidents, now is the time to approve and build this pipeline to provide for the safest and most environmentally conscious way possible to transport our natural resources.
EDINBURG, Texas (NNS) -- "The STEM Revolution" is the theme of the 2014 Hispanic Engineering, Science, and Technology (HESTEC) Week held on the campus of the University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA), Oct. 6-12.
HESTEC Week is an educational conference that features events geared toward promoting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education to people of all ages and backgrounds.
The week began with a congressional panel of 10 distinguished speakers focused on increases in STEM-related degrees and employment.
Earlier this month a severe storm pounded North Texas, leaving Allen resident David Dobrenic wishing he had a storm shelter in his house.
"Just a safety factor, you can't put a price on a life," said Dobrenic.
Last summer Dobrenic signed his family up for the North Central Texas Safe Room Rebate Program, which helps pay for storm shelters.
From the moment it launched, there's been an overwhelming amount of interest.
Molly Thoerner, with the North Central Texas Council of Governments, manages the program. She said they had no idea there would be so much demand.