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California Newswire, Christopher Simmons
Two United Auto Worker locals announced today that 39 members of the House of Representatives have joined their effort to stop the Sequester, the disastrous budgeting …
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, TX-33, will join Rep. Tony Cárdenas who has gathered more than a dozen fellow freshmen representatives Wednesday morning for a press availability, discussing the importance of passing Comprehensive Immigration Reform.
The press conference will take place on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at 1 p.m. in the Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2456.
ARLINGTON, TX – The Office of Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, will be hosting a free Grant Forum for faith-based and neighborhood organizations on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 10:00 AM, at the Maverick Activities Center in Arlington, TX.
Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33 released the following statement in response to the recent settlement agreement reached with the U.S. Department of Justice and state Attorneys General resolving the lawsuit filed against American Airlines-US Airways merger:
Dallas, TX – Rep. Marc Veasey, TX-33, visited the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) on Monday, November 4 to tour the facility and to discuss hunger and the potential impacts of food assistance programs due to recent food-aid funding cuts.
Earlier this month, SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, was cut by 5 percent after the 2009 Recovery Act's temporary increase in benefits expired leaving participants with just $1.40 to spend per meal. According to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, 3.5 million Texas residents receive SNAP benefits.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As lawmakers from both parties begin to negotiate a long-term budget agreement, 178 Democrats in the House are calling on Speaker Boehner and the Republican leadership to publicly declare that they will not use the threat of another government shutdown or default on U.S. debt as a political tactic in the budget talks. The first public meeting of the 29-member bipartisan House-Senate Budget Conference Committee was held on Wednesday, October 30th.
The Street, Ted Reed
From many quarters, pressure is mounting on the U.S. Justice Department to drop its lawsuit opposing the proposed merger of US Airways (LCC_) and American (AAMRQ)….
Last week, 68 Democratic members of Congress sent Obama a letter advocating for the merger. "Maybe someone at Justice may not have understood the impact (of stopping the merger) would have on union workers and on thousands of jobs," said Texas Congressman Marc Veasey, in an interview. "This is management and labor working together. Justice may not have had a good understanding that (its action) would create a duopoly."
American Urban Radio Networks
In this week's commentary, Rep. Marc Veasey (D - TX), conservative strategist Elroy Sailor and political commentator Leroy Jones, Jr. (@PoliticalJones) share their thoughts on the current political landscape.
KXAS NBC, Frank Heinz
The mayors of seven large U.S. cities sent a letter Wednesday to Attorney General Eric Holder, asking him to settle the Department of Justice's "ill-conceived" lawsuit that challenges the merger of American Airlines and US Airways.
Last week, Rep. Mark Veasey (D-TX) and Rep. Ed Pastor (D-AZ) and 66 of their Democratic colleagues sent a letter to President Barack Obama asking the DOJ to allow American Airlines and U.S. Airways to move forward in their merger.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Marc Veasey (D-TX) and Ed Pastor (D-AZ) and 66 of their Democratic colleagues sent a letter to President Barack Obama calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to allow American Airlines and US Airways to move forward with a merger. In the letter, they voiced concerns about the legal challenge’s economic impact on the workers, the traveling public and the numerous communities across the country that would be negatively impacted by the DOJ’s legal challenge.