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Freshman Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, said he invited an illegal immigrant to tonight’s State of the Union address to highlight the need to overhaul the nation’s immigration system.
Julieta Garibay, who moved from Mexico to Austin at age 12, is a University of Texas graduate and founding board member of the United We DREAM Network.
FORT WORTH, TX – El Congresista Marc Veasey ha invitado a Julieta Garibay al discurso a la nación del Presidente Obama este martes, 12 de febrero. Julieta tiene fuertes enlaces al distrito 33 de Texas y es una de las líderes más visibles del movimiento de los “soñadores.”
FORT WORTH, TX – Congressman Marc Veasey has invited Julieta Garibay to be his special guest at President Obama’s State of the Union Address tomorrow, Tuesday, February 12. Julieta has strong ties to Texas’ 33rdcongressional district and has been one of the most visible leaders in the DREAM Act movement.
FORT WORTH, TX – Congressman Veasey Selected to Key Subcommittees for the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
Today, Congressman Marc Veasey’s office announced his subcommittee assignments on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. In December, Congressman Veasey was named to the powerful House Armed Services Committee.
FORT WORTH, TX – Immigration Reform is a Top Priority for Congressman Veasey.
Following today’s immigration reform announcement by President Barack Obama in Las Vegas, Congressman Marc Veasey released the following statement:
“I applaud the President for leading us in a monumental task that is long overdue. The 11 million undocumented immigrants can’t want another week, another month or another year. It’s time to step up and tackle this issue in a bipartisan manner.
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Congressman Marc Veasey was sworn in as a Member of the United States House of Representatives by House Speaker John Boehner January 3rd, 2013.
The One Hundred Thirteenth United States Congress is the next meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It is scheduled to meet in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 2013 to January 3, 2015.
The 113th United States Congress will begin on January 3, 2013. There are at least 12 new senators (3R, 8D, 1I) and 67 new representatives (29R, 38D).