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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Marc Veasey (D-TX) and David B. McKinley (R-W.Va.) and U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) introduced the "Storing CO2 and Lowering Emissions Act" known as the "SCALE" Act. The bill supports the development of infrastructure necessary to transport CO2 from where it is captured to where it can be utilized in manufacturing or safely and securely sequestered underground.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (SC-06) introduced H.R. 1783, the Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act, which authorizes over $94 billion to ensure unserved and underserved communities have affordable high-speed internet access.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) voted for final passage of H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act, landmark, life-saving legislation that will provide urgently-needed resources to defeat the virus, put vaccines in people's arms, money into families' pockets, children safely back into classrooms and people back to work in Texas and across the United States. This legislation will now go to President Biden's desk for his signature.
ICYMI: Last night, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) voted to pass H.R. 842, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. The historic PRO Act will help rebuild the middle class by protecting workers' basic right to join a union, holding employers accountable for violating workers' rights and securing free, fair and safe union elections.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Marc Veasey (TX-33) and Lisa Blunt-Rochester (DE-AL) introduced legislation that will build and expand on his 2020 Emergency Broadband Benefit bill to bolster more access to broadband for low-income and people of color.
DALLAS – On Friday, Representatives Marc Veasey (TX-33), Colin Allred (TX-32), and Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30) toured the FEMA vaccine site at Dallas' Fair Park. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins led the members of Congress on the tour where they were briefed on the site's operations.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Marc Veasey (TX-33) and Blake Moore (UT-01) introduced the National Medal of Honor Monument Act—bipartisan legislation to pave the way for the creation of a monument in our nation's capital recognizing the Medal of Honor and its fewer than 4,000 recipients.
ICYMI: Last night, Congressman Marc Veasey voted to pass H.R. 1280, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, Democrats' bold, transformative legislation to reimagine the culture of policing in America with unprecedented reforms to curb police brutality, end racial profiling, eliminate qualified immunity for law enforcement and build greater trust between law enforcement and our communities.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Marc Veasey, co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus, today joined House Democrats in passing H.R. 1, the For the People Act, a sweeping anti-corruption package to safeguard the integrity of our government, protect and expand voting rights, and put the needs and priorities of the American people ahead of special interests.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, Rep. Veasey (TX-33) voted to pass H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act -- landmark, life-saving legislation that will provide urgently-needed resources to defeat the virus, get vaccines in people's arms, put money into families' pockets, return children safely to the classroom, and put people back to work.
The Biden American Rescue Plan will assist families and communities by the delivering the following: