Press Releases

Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX), and Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) wrote to Texas Governor Greg Abbott today demanding answers for the life-threatening winter weather crisis that has left Texans in the dark without power, heat, food, water, and medicine for multiple successive days.

Today, Representatives Marc Veasey (TX-33) and Lizzie Fletcher (TX-33) of the Energy and Commerce Committee sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in response to the catastrophic power failures that have left millions freezing in the dark and left the state of Texas to declare a federal emergency across all 254 counties.

FORT WORTH, TEXAS - Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) issued the following statement on the passing of North Texas Congressman Ron Wright (TX-06):

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Marc Veasey (TX-33) and Veronica Escobar (TX-16) led the Texas Democratic Congressional Delegation in sending a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott calling for the reversal of his decision to exclude Planned Parenthood providers from the Medicaid program as the state faces the COVID-19 public health crisis.

Washington, D.C.- After being appointed to the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Veasey (D-TX) is proud to announce he will be serving on the following subcommittees for the 117th Congress:

Tactical Air & Land Forces
Military Personnel

For more information on the House Armed Services Committee click here.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Marc Veasey of Texas, Rep. Greg Stanton, and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, and introduced a bipartisan bill to reauthorize and increase funding for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG).

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) announced that he will join the House Armed Services Committee and continue to serve on the Energy and Commerce Committee during the 117th Congress.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey of the Energy and Commerce Committee, reintroduced the Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act to extend Medicaid coverage availability in the twelve states that have yet to accept Medicaid Expansion under the Affordable Care Act. Amid an unprecedented pandemic, millions of individuals in certain states are left without any healthcare coverage. Today's legislation would help close this gap and ensure Americans have access to life-saving health care coverage.