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WASHINGTON –Texas Democrats in Congress today slammed proposed state rules requiring extra training for Obamacare navigators, and discussed efforts to overturn the regulations.
Navigators help consumers sign up for health insurance through online exchanges that are a vital part of the Affordable Care Act.
U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, is hosting a 33rd Congressional District Job Fair from 8:30 a.m. to noon Jan. 24 at the Tarrant County Resource Connection Conference Center, 2300 Circle Drive in Fort Worth.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Marc Veasey, TX-33 joined 48 Freshman House Democrats led by Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), this week in urging Speaker of the House John Boehner (OH-8) to schedule an immediate vote to extend emergency unemployment insurance for 1.3 million Americans who lost their benefits due to congressional inaction at the end of the year.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement on the passing of former Fort Worth Mayor Bob Bolen:
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Veasey, TX-33, issued the following statement after the Senate voted to begin consideration of a bipartisan three-month extension of unemployment insurance (S. 1845) on a vote of 60 to 37:
Fort Worth, TX – Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33), along with members of the Texas Congressional Delegation, will be participating in a field hearing regarding the Health Insurance Marketplace navigator program.
WHO: Congressman Marc Veasey & Members of the Texas Delegation
WHAT: U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Field Hearing, "ObamaCare Implementation: Who are the Navigators?"
The debate about voting in Texas over the past several years has focused on the controversial voter ID law that passed in 2011 and finally took effect over the summer. It was a necessary step to prevent voter fraud, supporters said, while opponents countered that it erected illegal hurdles to voting, particularly for poor and minority populations.
U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, will speak about his recent trip to Israel at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Beth-El Congregation, 4900 Briarhaven Road...
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Washington, D.C.—With only a few days left before Congress adjourns until January 2014, Congressman Marc Veasey TX-33, joined members of the House of Representatives calling on Speaker Boehner to take immediate action and extend unemployment benefits.
Several members of Congress joined with world leaders Tuesday to celebrate the life of former South African President Nelson Mandela, who died last week at 95 after battling a...