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Today in Veasey v. Abbott, attorneys at the Campaign Legal Center, who serve as co-counsel for plaintiffs Congressman Marc Veasey, LULAC, and a group of Texas voters, filed a brief urging the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a District Court ruling striking down Texas' voter photo ID law (SB 14), the most restrictive and burdensome voter ID law in the nation.
Democrats cheered the successful funding outcome.
"Today, House Republican leadership finally listened to the will of the American people and joined House Democrats in fully funding the Department of Homeland Security through the end of Fiscal Year 2015," Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth. "This is a great victory for the American people who are tired of House leadership trying and failing to appease the most extreme elements of their party with shutdown politics."
Democrats cheered the successful funding outcome.
"Today, House Republican leadership finally listened to the will of the American people and joined House Democrats in fully funding the Department of Homeland Security through the end of Fiscal Year 2015," Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas. "This is a great victory for the American people who are tired of House leadership trying and failing to appease the most extreme elements of their party with shutdown politics."
When the Palestinian Authority recently secured a spot on the International Criminal Court, it proved to be a watershed moment for AIPAC, sending the group back to its position in favor of suspending PA aid.
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Rep. Robert Aderholt from Alamaba, Rep. Al Green from Texas, Rep. Randy Hultgren from Illinois, Rep. Brian Babin from Texas, Rep. Charlie Dent from Pennsylvania, Rep. Marc Veasey from Texas, Rep. Yvette Clarke from New York, Rep. Pual Gosar from Arizona, Rep. Doug Lamborn from Colorado, Rep. Ted Deutch from Florida and Rep. Sheila J. Lee from Texas were among the participants.
Bills and Hollie-Jawaid's first big break came in 2011 when then-State Rep. Marc Veasey of Fort Worth sponsored a resolution, which the Texas Legislature approved, acknowledging the atrocity.
"Racial tensions ran high in Slocum," Veasey said at the time. "It was an unfortunate occurrence that went unnoticed in Texas history for many years."
Feb. 23 South, as part of its Civic Engagement Week, will host U.S Rep. Marc Veasey who will discuss his role in the community and the importance of citizens communicating their needs and opinions to their elected representatives. Veasey will be available 11.30 a.m.-2 p.m. in the dining hall (SSTU 1114). For more, call student activities coordinator Stephanie Davenport at 817-515-4803.
WASHINGTON — Black lawmakers from Texans met this afternoon with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, calling it a productive session.
"The president wants to make sure he has a good dialogue with the Congressional Black Caucus for the remaining two years of his presidency," Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, said after the 90-minute meeting. "We got to talk about some things that we agree with and disagree with."
The Stark Administrative Simplification Act, which Boustany introduced with his co-sponsors — Reps. Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Ron Kind (D-WI) and Marc Veasey (D-TX) — would limit the financial penalty that can be enforced on a hospital under the Stark Law, which governs physician self-referral for Medicare and Medicaid patients.