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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.

The NAACP Irving-Carrollton Chapter held its annual Freedom Fund luncheon Saturday at the Sheraton DFW Airport in Irving. The keynote speaker was Rep. Marc Veasey. Veasey talked about his efforts in helping change Voter ID legislation and the importance of voting. (Veasey returned to Irving Monday for a meet-and-greet at Glory House in the Heritage District.)

Local Democratic leaders are holding free workshops for residents to learn about getting low-cost health insurance through the Affordable Care Act and other services in Fort Worth.

Anyone who does not have health insurance, buys health insurance outside of work or has health insurance, Medicaid or Medicare but still finds it hard to afford medical care is welcome at the meetings.

The meetings are sponsored by U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth; state Rep. Lon Burnam, D-Fort Worth; Tarrant County Commissioner Roy Brooks; and Fort Worth school Trustee Jacinto Ramos.

The federal government is back in business after a 16-day shutdown, but the deal is short-term.

"Let's be clear — there are no winners here," said President Barack Obama.

Republican House Speaker John Boehner declared: “We fought a good fight... we just didn't win."

And House Budget Committee Chairman Republican Rep. Paul Ryan predicted compromise between the GOP and Democrats. "We want to look for ways to find common ground," he said.

But will lawmakers be able to work together to avoid another crisis? We'll ask our guest, Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Fort Worth).

Rep. Marc Veasey will deliver the keynote address at the Irving-Carrollton Branch NAACP’s annual Freedom Fund Luncheon on Saturday.

A special guest will be David Williams, the 12-year-old boy from Oak Cliff recently profiled in the Dallas Morning News because of his interest in politics. David often attends Dallas City Council meetings and has met with Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings.

American Airlines is in a tough position, doing fine on its own yet saying it needs a merger with US Airways.

American announced on Wednesday two new Dallas-Asia routes, and on Thursday it reported a record quarterly profit, leading one to question whether American can't prosper all by itself.

Texas Congressman Marc Veasey, one of 68 Democrats who signed a letter to President Obama advocating for a merger, said Thursday that the Department of Justice should consider the impact on workers if the merger does not occur.

68 Democrats in Congress sent a letter to President Obama urging that the DOJ drop its lawsuit. The two congressmen named in the press release were Rep. Marc Veasey of Fort Worth and Rep. Ed Pastor of Phoenix.

A group of 68 Democratic House members wrote to President Obama, urging the Justice Department to drop its lawsuit against the proposed merger of American Airline and US Airways.

The letter dated Oct. 15 is headed by Reps. Marc Veasey of Texas, where American is based, and Ed Pastor of Arizona, where US Airways is based. The letter was signed by seven Texans, five Arizonans and a variety from states where the airlines have major hubs, such as six Floridians.