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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.
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Mary Ann Kellam, presidenta de la Cámara de Comercio Hispana de Irving; Norma Valles, presidenta de su mesa directiva y Don Herring, miembro de ésta, realizaron un viaje de varios días a Washington donde visitaron al senador John Cornyn y a los congresistas Pete Sessions y Marc Veasey.
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Metroplex Business Institutions lobby for immigration reform
Washington, D.C. —Hoy, jueves, 16 de abril de 2015 el Congresista Marc Veasey, TX-33, introdujo H.R. 1833, FAFSA for All Act, que racionalizaría el proceso para estudiantes americanos con padres no ciudadanos, ya sean indocumentados o con estatus de trabajo legal, que solicitan ayuda federal a través de la solicitud gratis de ayuda federal a estudiantes (FAFSA en sus siglas en inglés).
Washington, D.C.—Today, Thursday, April 16, 2015, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, introduced H.R. 1833, the FAFSA For All Act, that would streamline the process of applying for federal aid through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for American students who have noncitizen parents who are either undocumented or have legal work status.
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Arlington, TX – On Saturday, April 18, 2015, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, will host a media briefing to discuss H.R. 1833, the FAFSA For All Act, that would streamline the process of applying for federal aid through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for American students who have noncitizen parents who are either undocumented or have legal work status.
Washington, D.C. —Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement as the House of Representatives voted to fund the Department of Homeland Security without poison pill riders that would roll back the President's executive actions on immigration.
Washington, D.C. – el Congresista Marc Veasey, TX-33, ha hecho pública la siguiente declaración después de que la Cámara de Representantes haya votado para financiar el Departamento de Seguridad nacional sin clausulas con píldoras venenosas que hubieran revertido las acciones ejecutivas del Presidente en materia de inmigración.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement in regard to House Republicans' short-term continuing resolution that would fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for merely 3 weeks: