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"America has lost one of its most distinguished and dedicated public servants, I have lost a great friend and mentor, and the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex has lost a tireless advocate whose impact in the region has been broad and deep. From transportation and flood control to aviation and economic prosperity, Speaker Wright was a tremendous champion for North Texas." — U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth
A second amendment, added by Democratic Rep. Marc Veasey of Texas, is asking the Defense Department to conduct a review of how including DACA recipients among the military's recruits would affect the armed forces. It passed in the same committee 34-29, gaining the support of more Republicans.
Seven Republicans crossed the aisle to support the second amendment, sponsored by Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas). It was approved in a 34-29 committee vote.
Participaron escuelas preparatorias y de ballet folklórico así como líderes cívicos, entre los que se encontraban Roberto Alonzo, representante estatal de Oak Cliff, Mónica Alonzo, representante del distrito 6 en el concilio de Dallas y el congresista Marc Veasey; otras personalidades incluyeron los presentadores de noticias de Telemundo Norma García y Enrique Teuteló.
U.S. Ambassador to Honduras James Nealon, right, hears a presentation about the capabilities of the CH-47 Chinook helicopter at the Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras on May 4, 2015, along with Texas Rep. Marc Veasey, center right, and Georgia Rep. Austin Scott, center left. The Air Force says the Chnook "provides a broad range of support to U.S. and partner nation efforts to stabilize the Central American region." STAFF SGT. JESSICA CONDIT U.S. AIR FORCE
It attracts locals from all over the Dallas area to celebrate Mexican heritage and showcase elements of Mexican culture, such as food, dance and music. Among those joining the festivities this year were Dallas Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Monica Alonzo, Congressman Marc Veasey, state Rep. Roberto Alonzo and Dallas County Schools board President Larry Duncan.
U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, last week honored a local student — Paola Rivera, a sophomore at Grand Prairie's Fine Arts Academy.
Rivera won the 33rd Congressional District's Art Competition with a piece entitled Marco, which will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for a year.
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.
The law was subsequently blocked as racially discriminatory under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act in 2012, right until the U.S. Supreme Court declared Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional in 2013, allowing the law to go back into effect.
Opponents claim the Texas law violates the federal Voting Rights Act and is an attempt to cut into the electoral strength of the state's growing minority population — people less likely to have photo identification or the means to obtain a certificate for the election.