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June 10, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Rep. Veasey voted to protect Texas communities and save lives with strong pieces of legislation to help reduce gun violence across the nation. On Wednesday, Veasey voted for the Protecting Our Kids Act which includes common-sense gun safety measures that will crack down on illegal gun trafficking, prevent teenagers from obtaining firearms, restrict access to untraceable "ghost guns", and more.


June 8, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Marc Veasey (TX-33) led the introduction of the Sustaining Our Democracy Act.


May 25, 2022

FORT WORTH - Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) released the following statement after yesterday's mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas:

"As a father of a child in school, I am absolutely heartbroken by the updated news that yesterday's mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, robbed at least nineteen innocent children and two teachers of their lives. These kids and their families were robbed of their lives, by a sociopath and domestic terrorist, on the eve of their summer break.


May 19, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Reps. Veasey (TX-33) and Horsford (NV-04) of the House Armed Services Committee led six of their colleagues in a letter urging Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to address the issue of rising costs facing military families on bases across the country.


May 10, 2022

WASHINGTON – This week, Rep. Marc Veasey (TX-33) joined eight of his colleagues from the Texas Congressional Delegation in a letter urging Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to investigate Texas Governor Greg Abbott's possible misappropriation of federal coronavirus relief to fund Operation Lone Star.


April 28, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) voted for legislation expediting the delivery of urgently needed security aid to the people of Ukraine as they continue to repel Russia's unprovoked invasion. Reviving a game-changing World War II program, the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act will streamline the shipment of weapons systems, ammunition and other equipment to Ukraine. Previously passed by the Senate, this legislation now heads to President Biden's desk.


April 11, 2022

WASHINGTON – Last week, Congressman Veasey (TX-33) voted to secure urgently needed relief for small businesses across Texas. The Relief for Restaurants & Other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act will deliver $55 billion to replenish funding for Texas restaurants and establish a new program supporting other small businesses recovering from the pandemic.


April 7, 2022

WASHINGTON - Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) issued the following statement following today's vote in the U.S. Senate to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court of the United States:


March 31, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Veasey (TX-33) voted for landmark legislation to deliver lower insulin costs for Texas families. By capping out-of-pocket expenses, the Affordable Insulin Now Act will ensure that Texans pay no more than $35 for a monthly supply of insulin.


March 15, 2022

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