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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).
US Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) announced that he is cosponsoring a comprehensive immigration reform bill, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, introduced in the House, by Rep. Joe Garcia (D-FL) and other House Democrats.
This bill is designed to receive bipartisan support in the House. It contains the provisions of the commonsense, comprehensive immigration reform bill that passed the Senate in June by the bipartisan vote of 68 to 32.
Dozens of local eighth-graders won’t have to learn about the ongoing government shutdown from the pages of a history book.
About 80 Trinity Valley students are in Washington, D.C. right now, learning about the shutdown — and how it’s affecting them and others — up close, in person, during a week-long trip.
National parks are closed. Access to many federal buildings and monuments is shut off. Doors to Smithsonian museums are closed and locked.
This week, LULAC members from across the country took part in LULAC’s ACTober: Fall Advocacy Days. The nation’s oldest and largest Latino organization conducted advocacy visits with Congressional offices and addressed issues such as education, health care, and immigration reform.