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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 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.
WASHINGTON - Representative Veasey (TX-33), co-founder of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus, led 23 of his colleagues on a letter pressing Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for answers after
Washington, D.C. —U.S. Representative Marc Veasey, D-Texas, and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., led colleagues today on National Voter Registration Day to introduce a resolution recognizing September as "National Voting Rights Month."
Rep. Veasey, the co-founder of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus, released the below statement following the Supreme Court's decision ordering Alabama to redraw voter maps:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Marc Veasey, along with key members of the Texas State House of Representatives and the Tarrant County Commissioners Court, sent a letter to Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke requesting the U.S. Department of Justice investigate Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare's actions to undermine minority voters in Tarrant County and led to the resignation of County Elections Administrator Heider Garcia.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33), co-founder of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus, joined his colleagues to introduce the Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act of 2023. This bill would strengthen our democracy by establishing greater safeguards against potential election subversion efforts. It would ensure elections and vote counting are performed fairly, transparently, and without partisan influence.
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Veasey (TX-33) joined his colleagues on the Energy and Commerce Committee for a hearing on "TikTok: How Congress Can Safeguard American Data Privacy and Protect Children from Online Harms."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Marc Veasey (TX-33) and Rick Larsen (WA-02) recently reintroduced the America Votes Act to protect U.S. citizens who face disenfranchisement because of restrictive voter identification (ID) laws.