Press Releases

WASHINGTON – In a bicameral letter to the President of the European Commission, Helsinki Commissioners Marc Veasey (TX-33) and Gwen Moore (WI-04) joined Helsinki Commission Chairman Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Helsinki Commission Co-Chairman Steve Cohen (TN-09) to call for a comprehensive plan of action to address recent reports of racial profiling and discrimination at border crossings, namely efforts to pr

WASHINGTON – Last night, Representative Veasey voted for a bipartisan and bicameral omnibus funding bill, which addresses many of the major challenges we face at home and abroad: from the vicious and immoral attack on Ukraine to the need to lower costs for hardworking American families. The omnibus also includes $13,527,055 in Community Project Funding Rep. Veasey previously secured for North Texas to directly address some of the most pressing needs in communities across Texas and includes billions in funding for key programs that many Texans depend on.

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Representatives Veasey (TX-33) and Van Duyne's (TX-24) bipartisan resolution condemning the recent terrorist act on the Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas.

WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Marc Veasey (TX-33) announced $33.8 million in additional grant funding from the American Rescue Plan to support the Fort Worth Trinity Metro recovery in the 33rd District of Texas from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fort Worth Trinity Metro is an essential transportation system that has maintained service throughout the pandemic across bus, paratransit, and commuter rail modes.

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Marc Veasey (TX-33) and 12 other members of the Texas Congressional Delegation asked the Department of Justice's Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke to consider and deploy additional measures vested at the Department's Civil Rights Division to expedite its lawsuit against the State of Texas over restrictive voting tactics enforced by Texas Senate Bill 1.

FORT WORTH, TX– Congressman Marc Veasey released the following statement after President Biden's first State of the Union Address:

"Tonight, President Biden laid out his vision to build on our progress and deliver results for Americans. Under the Biden-Harris Administration's leadership, we have made great strides to end the pandemic, lower costs for families, bolster our economy, and restore our place on the world stage.

Washington, DC - Rep. Marc Veasey, member of the House Armed Services Committee and Helsinki Commission, issued the following statement in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine that occurred this week:

"The events that have unfolded in the past couple of days have been deeply troubling, and let me be clear, they are the work of one man: Vladimir Putin. His intentions are entirely at odds with the Ukrainian people and the rest of the free world.

WASHINGTON – Representatives Marc Veasey (TX-33), Grace Meng (NY-06), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36), and 26 other members of Congress asked Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel in a letter to consider making broadband consumer labels available in Spanish and Asian and Pacific Island (AAPI) languages such as Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Bengali, and other languages deemed necessary.