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The NAACP Irving-Carrollton Chapter held its annual Freedom Fund luncheon Saturday at the Sheraton DFW Airport in Irving. The keynote speaker was Rep. Marc Veasey. Veasey talked about his efforts in helping change Voter ID legislation and the importance of voting. (Veasey returned to Irving Monday for a meet-and-greet at Glory House in the Heritage District.)
The federal government is back in business after a 16-day shutdown, but the deal is short-term.
"Let's be clear — there are no winners here," said President Barack Obama.
Republican House Speaker John Boehner declared: “We fought a good fight... we just didn't win."
And House Budget Committee Chairman Republican Rep. Paul Ryan predicted compromise between the GOP and Democrats. "We want to look for ways to find common ground," he said.
But will lawmakers be able to work together to avoid another crisis? We'll ask our guest, Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Fort Worth).
Local Democratic leaders are holding free workshops for residents to learn about getting low-cost health insurance through the Affordable Care Act and other services in Fort Worth.
Anyone who does not have health insurance, buys health insurance outside of work or has health insurance, Medicaid or Medicare but still finds it hard to afford medical care is welcome at the meetings.
The meetings are sponsored by U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth; state Rep. Lon Burnam, D-Fort Worth; Tarrant County Commissioner Roy Brooks; and Fort Worth school Trustee Jacinto Ramos.
American Airlines is in a tough position, doing fine on its own yet saying it needs a merger with US Airways.
American announced on Wednesday two new Dallas-Asia routes, and on Thursday it reported a record quarterly profit, leading one to question whether American can't prosper all by itself.
Texas Congressman Marc Veasey, one of 68 Democrats who signed a letter to President Obama advocating for a merger, said Thursday that the Department of Justice should consider the impact on workers if the merger does not occur.
Rep. Marc Veasey will deliver the keynote address at the Irving-Carrollton Branch NAACP’s annual Freedom Fund Luncheon on Saturday.
A special guest will be David Williams, the 12-year-old boy from Oak Cliff recently profiled in the Dallas Morning News because of his interest in politics. David often attends Dallas City Council meetings and has met with Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Marc Veasey (D-TX) and Ed Pastor (D-AZ) and 66 of their Democratic colleagues sent a letter to President Barack Obama calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to allow American Airlines and US Airways to move forward with a merger. In the letter, they voiced concerns about the legal challenge’s economic impact on the workers, the traveling public and the numerous communities across the country that would be negatively impacted by the DOJ’s legal challenge.
68 Democrats in Congress sent a letter to President Obama urging that the DOJ drop its lawsuit. The two congressmen named in the press release were Rep. Marc Veasey of Fort Worth and Rep. Ed Pastor of Phoenix.
A group of 68 Democratic House members wrote to President Obama, urging the Justice Department to drop its lawsuit against the proposed merger of American Airline and US Airways.
The letter dated Oct. 15 is headed by Reps. Marc Veasey of Texas, where American is based, and Ed Pastor of Arizona, where US Airways is based. The letter was signed by seven Texans, five Arizonans and a variety from states where the airlines have major hubs, such as six Floridians.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Texas Democrtic Members will hold a press conference to share the impacts of the government shutdown on their congressional districts and discuss what they are doing to reopen government and end the detrimental, Republican government shutdown.
The Texas delegation is calling for bipartisan support from Texas Members in both chambers to vote on a clean continuing resolution so that government can resume functioning and Texans, along with all Americans, can move on with their lives.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Marc Veasey, Filemon Vela, Pete Gallego, and Beto O'Rourke announced that they will support a discharge petition introduced by Reps. Chris Van Hollen (MD), George Miller (CA), and Nita Lowey (NY).