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When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a key part of the Voting Rights Act last June, justices left it to Congress to decide how to fix the law. But while Congress deliberates, activists are turning again to the courts: At least 10 lawsuits have the potential to bring states and some local jurisdictions back under federal oversight 2013 essentially doing an end-run around the Supreme Court's ruling.
Dallas, TX – On Saturday, March 1st, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, will join LULAC, Get Covered America, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America in a bilingual community event to help Latinos learn and enroll in quality health care plans available under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, as the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) kicked off "Latino Week of Action," Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, addressed participants at LULAC's 17th Annual Legislative Conference to share the benefits of the Affordable Care Act and encourage a continued effort to help underinsured communities enroll by the March 31st deadline.
Resource Center and Fairness Fort Worth reached out to Rep. Marc Veasey and Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson to add LGBT-specific protections to Medicaid's Home and Community-Based Services programs for seniors. Veasey represents U.S. District House 33, and Johnson represents U.S. District House 30.
Dallas, Texas — Today, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, and Brig. Gen. Thomas Kula of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division, visited Hector P. Garcia Middle School students to engage, motivate and inspire youth to pursue a field in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
DALLAS - Congressman Marc Veasey, Texas' 33rd Congressional District, and Brig. Gen. Thomas Kula of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division, visited Hector P. Garcia Middle School students Feb. 21 to engage, motivate and inspire youth to pursue a field in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
Last Friday in Dallas' Oak Lawn neighborhood, a former college football player, a global expert on walkable cities, a 57-year-old Ethiopian immigrant and a U.S. congressman gathered outside a Chinese restaurant. Facing a row of TV cameras and reporters, they took turns praising the new health insurance options available since Obamacare took effect, and urging their uninsured neighbors to enroll in a plan by March 31—the deadline to get health insurance before facing a tax penalty.
According to the latest data from HHS, 207,546 Texans are newly enrolled in health insurance. That's more people who have enrolled than any other state except Florida.
Dallas, TX – With the March 31 deadline to sign up for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) fast approaching, Congressman Marc Veasey is joining OFA-TX and community organizers for a press conference featuring ACA success stories of Dallas-area residents. The press conference will be followed by a neighborhood canvass as OFA volunteers ramp up efforts to ensure that every uninsured Texan has access to quality, affordable health insurance.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, announced seven service academy nominees from across the Metroplex to attend the United States Service Academies for the Class of 2018.