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The 36 congressional districts in Texas each had 698,488 people in them when they were drawn. That seeming exactitude hides big differences. The 17th Congressional District, represented by Bill Flores, R-Bryan, has the same number of people in it as the 33rd, represented by Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth. But Flores' district has 532,324 adults — 62,868 more than Veasey's. That means there are more children in the Veasey district than in the Flores district.
A few months later, in October 2013, federal Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos struck down the voter ID law in a consolidated suit filed against the state by U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, the NAACP, and the Mexican American Legislative Council.
In order to send the message that what is happening right now at the ICC cannot be tolerated, Reps. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) and Marc Veasey (D-Texas) have introduced House Resolution 209, which makes it clear that what the Palestinian Authority is doing is both a corruption of international law and a national security threat to America and its democratic ally, Israel.
Below is a list of the 41 Democrats who voted for the fiscal 2016 defense authorization:
40. Marc Veasey (Texas)
Another provision of the NDAA authored by Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas) would have directed the Secretary of Defense to review how allowing DACA recipients to serve in the military would impact the pool of potential recruits and military readiness. The Secretary of Defense would then brief members of the House Armed Services Committee on the evaluation's results.
That provision remains in the bill, as the House Rules Committee did not allow a vote on an amendment to eliminate the Veasey language.
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD), along with fellow Democrat Reps. Pete Gallego (TX), Marc Veasey (TX) and Bill Foster (IL) urged House Republicans to continue the DREAMer amendments in the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
The pews of the church were full of family, friends and local and national leaders. Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price, several city council members and U.S. Reps. Marc Veasey (D-Fort Worth) and Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland) were among those in attendance.
Congressman Marc Veasey at the funeral service for Jim Wright, the former Speaker of the House, at First United Methodist Church in Fort Worth, TX, Monday, May 11, 2015.Max Faulkner Star-Telegram
"Anyone who supports taking American jobs and military service opportunities from Americans and lawful immigrants is betraying the American citizens they claim to represent," the lawmakers said of the push by Denham and others, labeling their actions "unfathomable."
Brooks said he plans to appear before the Rules panel to advocate for his amendment and for nixing the existing provision, which was authored by Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.).
Former U.S. House Speaker Jim Wright may not have wanted all the fuss.
But on Monday, city streets will be closed off around the church where his funeral service will be — and shuttle buses will deliver those who want to attend — as thousands of people are expected to try to say one final goodbye to the legendary politician.