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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–Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, wants to give Congress' highest civilian honor to President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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So far, 13 representatives have co-sponsored the bill. They're all Democrats, most are members of the Congressional Black Caucus, and three are Texans: Reps. Marc Veasey of Fort Worth, Ruben Hinojosa of Mercedes and Henry Cuellar of Laredo.
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson participated in the bipartisan 2015 Congressional Forum held by the Dallas Regional Chamber at the Westin Galleria Dallas.
Congressman Marc Veasey, a Democrat from Fort Worth, was lead plaintiff in the case. He joined KERA's Bill Zeeble for a look at the decision.
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Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, and lead plaintiff in the case, applauded the bittersweet victory.
"As a champion for voting rights, I am proud that with this decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has taken the first steps towards ensuring that all Texans have unfettered access to the ballot box," he said in a statement.
In a timely decision issued Wednesday, a U.S. appeals court ruled that Texas's tough voter ID law, adopted in 2013, would effectively discriminate against minority voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act. The ruling has only fueled the Democratic criticisms of similar laws around the country, while amplifying their calls to renew VRA protections shot down by the Supreme Court two years ago.