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July 24, 2025

Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33), along with the Texas Democrat Congressional Delegation, introduced the Texas Flood Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2025, legislation that would provide $15 billion in targeted emergency funding to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for disaster response and long-term resilience efforts in communities across Texas affected by this year’s catastrophic flooding.


July 23, 2025

Washington, D.C. – The Voting Rights Caucus, led by Co-chairs Rep. Veasey (TX-33), Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-7), Rep. Nikema Williams (GA-5), Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5), and members Rep. Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (TX-7), Rep. Julie Johnson (TX-32), Rep. Vincente Gonzalez (TX-15), Rep. Lloyd Doggett (TX-37), and Rep.


July 2, 2025

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, slammed the passage of the so-called “Big Ugly Bill” by Republicans. Included in the bill were nearly $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid, tax breaks for the wealthy, and reductions to other vital programs that Americans rely on and pay for. Congressman Veasey released the following statement:


June 24, 2025

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Marc Veasey, a member of the Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health, grilled HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his proposed FY 2025-2026 budget—which includes devastating cuts to lifesaving staff, hospitals, grants, and programs aimed at combating the opioid crisis.


June 13, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to Gov. Abbott's decision to preemptively deploy the National Guard to planned "No King" protests in Texas this weekend, Congressman Veasey has released the following statement:


May 15, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee shamefully voted to gut $800 billion from Medicaid—stripping health coverage from 14 million Americans. After a 27-hour markup, during which they attempted to hide from the public and silence the truth, Republicans unanimously voted to sign the death warrants of millions of children, mothers, seniors, and people with disabilities.


May 13, 2025

Washington D.C.-  In a disturbing escalation of Republican efforts to gut Medicaid behind closed doors, Republicans on the Energy & Commerce Committee tonight silenced a constituent and lung cancer survivor who dared to speak out against their disastrous healthcare cuts that would be a death warrant for millions of Americans.


Fiscal Year 2026 Community Project Funding Requests

Proposed CPFs: 

Bachman Area Transportation Plan Implementation – Safety Improvements to Improve Neighborhood Access to Bachman Lake and the Bachman Creek Greenbelt

Account: Highway Infrastructure Projects