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March 21, 2018

WASHINGTON, DC– Today, the House Democratic Blue Collar Caucus co-chaired by Congressmen Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) and Marc Veasey (TX-33) hosted former Vice President Joe Biden for a meeting on Capitol Hill. The discussion focused on how House Democrats can promote an economic agenda that supports American workers and win back blue collar voters across the country. After the meeting, Vice President Joe Biden and Caucus CoChairs Boyle and Veasey released the following statements:


March 14, 2018

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, was inducted into the New Democrat Coalition, a group of forward-thinking Democrats in the House of Representatives who are committed to growing our economy and increasing opportunity for all Americans.


March 14, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressmen Marc Veasey (TX-33) and Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13), co-chairs of the Blue Collar Caucus, released the following statement after Democrat Conor Lamb connected with blue collar workers in a special election for Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District:


February 27, 2018

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, members of the Congressional Blue Collar Caucus met with leaders from the domestic auto industry including representatives from General Motors and Toyota to discuss the state of the industry and related business, tax, trade and workforce issues. Specifically, Caucus Members discussed how best the Democratic Caucus can promote an economic agenda that supports American workers in this field given the challenges and opportunities faced by the industry today. After the meeting, Blue Collar Caucus Co-Chairs Marc Veasey (TX-33) and Brendan F.


February 12, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressmen Marc Veasey (TX-33) and Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) co-chairs of the Blue Collar Caucus, released the following statement in response to President Trump's recently announced infrastructure proposal:


February 12, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressmen Marc Veasey (TX-33) and Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13) co-chairs of the Blue Collar Caucus, released the following statement in response to President Trump's recently announced infrastructure proposal:


February 8, 2018

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey, a member of the House Armed Services Committee's Tactical Air and Land Subcommittee, introduced H.R. 4980, the Preventing the Allocation of Resources for Absurd Defense Expenditures (PARADE) Act, a bill that would prevent allocating taxpayer dollars on any type of grand military parade requested by the President or the Department of Defense.


February 7, 2018

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement about President Trump's reported request that the Department of Defense organize him a military parade:


January 31, 2018

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, issued the following statement in response to President Trump's first State of the Union address:


January 26, 2018

Washington, D.C. – As a reminder to the Trump Administration to properly recognize Black History Month and halt its attack against civil rights, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, invited Charmion Polk, a retired Fort Worth teacher who self-funded a non-profit teaching low-income children black history.