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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.
September is Travis County’s Voter Registration Awareness Month – and the county Tax Assessor and Voter Registrar are kicking things off with a new online tool to help volunteers find new voter.
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.
Arlington Camera owner Bill Porter said his employees sometimes spend an hour helping customers choose thousands of dollars worth of camera gear -- only to lose that sale to an out-of-state online retailer that isn’t required to collect sales taxes on that purchase.
Recently, Porter said, a would-be customer chose not to purchase a $2,700 Nikon lens in the store because he realized he could save more than $200 in sales tax by buying it online.
VIDEO: Rep. Marc Veasey met several small business entrepreneurs to explain that they should not doubt to keep health care reform.
Voting rights matter. They are a major part of who we are as Americans. Throughout our nation's history, the right to vote has been expanded by Constitutional amendments and legislation. For decades, civil rights activists fought tirelessly to ensure equal access to the ballot box for all Americans. Major strides were made with the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a historic civil rights law which ensured that the right to vote not be denied on account of race or color.
Area voters heading to the polls this week for a tax ratification election need to bring something extra with them: a photo ID.
U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, disagrees and has been among those fighting these requirements.
“It's a sad fact that year after year, minorities in Texas are shown over and over again that we cannot depend on Abbott to protect our voting rights,” he said. “And again, he is also spending the dollars of hardworking taxpayers to implement and wage court battles to uphold this discriminatory law.
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.