Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Marc Veasey (TX-33) released this statement following today’s Navy Yard shooting:
“I am deeply saddened by the tragic shootings in Washington, D.C. this morning, just blocks from the Capitol in the Navy Yard. My heart goes out to the victims and their families. Let us keep them and our brave first responders in our thoughts and prayers as the search for suspects continues and facts become known about the sad events of this morning.”
Release Date: Monday, September 16, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Representative Marc Veasey (TX-33) released the following video in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month which is celebrated from September 15 to October 15. Below are a transcript and a link to the video.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Rep. Marc Veasey (TX-33) released the following statement regarding the House vote on H.R. 2775 “No Subsidies Without Verification Act”
“Today, instead of bringing up a jobs bill, House Republicans are holding the 41st Vote to undermine and repeal the Affordable Care Act.
H.R. 2775, known as the “No Subsidies Without Verification Act,” would delay millions getting coverage, placing unworkable requirements on HHS that it has no resources to perform and which are outside its role.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Texas Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) issued the following statement in observance of the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001:
WASHINGTON, DC -- Rep. Marc Veasey (TX-33) released the following statement after President Obama’s address to the nation on Syria:
“I greatly respect President Obama for taking his case directly to the American people and making clear why al-Assad’s chemical weapons attacks against his own country are a threat to our national security.
ARLINGTON, TX -- Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, was joined by U.S. Reps. Joe Barton, R-Arlington, Councilman Jimmy Bennett, Bill Porter, Mayor Cluck and Arlington business owners at a press conference in support of the Marketplace Fairness Act.
The act is proposed bipartisan legislation in Congress that would allow states to collect sales and use taxes from out-of-state retailers, as well as streamline sales tax laws.
DALLAS, TX –Texas Organizing Project (TOP), and North Texas Immigration Coalition (NTIC) will host an immigration reform town hall meeting with special guest Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) this Saturday, Aug. 31 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Grace Fellowship in Christ Jesus Church, located at 411 S. Westmoreland Rd. in Oak Cliff. The town hall is free and open to the public.
DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX - U.S. Congressman Marc Veasey (D-TX) issued the following statement today in response to Attorney General Eric Holder’s announcement that the U.S. Department of Justice will file suit against the state of Texas ruling that the state’s strict voter I.D. legislation is in direct violation of Section 2 in the Voting Rights Act:
DALLAS, TX – Today, August 19th, Representative Marc Veasey (TX-33) and Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30) will participate as special guests in the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Health Braintrust’s “Making Good Health MY Reality” tour.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, will participate in a Congressional Delegation Seminar to Israel to learn more about issues critical to the U.S.-Israel relationship and international security.
Congressman Veasey and 36 other Members of Congress will spend the week traveling across Israel and the West Bank. House Democratic Whip, Congressman Steny Hoyer, will serve as the senior Member of the group traveling across the region from August 5 to 11.