Press Releases
FORT WORTH, TEXAS - Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33), founder and co-chair of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus, led his colleagues on a letter urging Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to open an investigation into the Trump Administration's illegal attempts at voter suppression. The Trump Administration has openly attempted to disenfranchise voters this November in the midst of the global pandemic by degrading the U.S. Postal Service.
WASHINGTON — The House today passed, on a 217 to 197 vote, a package of fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills. The package consists of six bills that fund federal departments including Defense, Commerce, Justice, Energy, Treasury Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021. Today's sweeping package also includes key funding priorities that Congressman Veasey has advocated for, such as:
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33), member of the Energy and Commerce Commitee, introduced legislation to address the growing threat of COVID-19 related scams. The Stopping COVID Scams Act of 2020 would hold bad actors accountable for defrauding consumers during the current public health emergency.
WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Marc Veasey (TX-33), Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30), Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), and Colin Allred (TX-32) held a call with regional reporters today demanding the Senate extend $600 weekly emergency unemployment payments that are due to expire at the end of this month.
In May, the House passed legislation known as the Heroes Act to extend emergency unemployment payments and other critical lifelines for workers and families amid the Coronavirus pandemic. But the Senate has refused to bring it up for a vote.
WASHINGTON, D.C – Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33), current member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and former member of the House Armed Service Committee released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021:
"Today, I voted in support of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395)—a sweeping bipartisan package that honors America's values, strengthens our security and advances America's leadership in the world.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) issued this statement on the passing of civil rights icon, Congressman John Lewis:
WASHINGTON — Yesterday, Reps. Marc Veasey (TX-33), Haley Stevens (MI-11), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Don Young (AK-At Large), and Debbie Dingell (MI-12) introduced H.R. 7662, bipartisan legislation to help low-income families afford heating and cooling bills during the coronavirus pandemic.
Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33), Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32), and Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30) today sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requesting federal support for testing supplies in Dallas County. This follows news that federally supported testing was taking eight to ten days to get results in the County.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey joined his colleagues to pass the Moving Forward Act, a bill to invest more than $1.5 trillion in modern, sustainable infrastructure while creating millions of good-paying jobs, combatting the climate crisis and addressing disparities in urban, suburban and rural communities across North Texas and throughout the country.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Veasey (TX-33) joined his colleagues to pass the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act—a bold legislative package that builds on the Affordable Care Act to lower health costs and prescription drug prices for all Americans. The legislation includes provisions to increase health care access and includes a measure similar to one led by Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) that would incentivize states to expand Medicaid.