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DALLAS, TX - Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) joined the entire Texas Democratic delegation urging Governor Greg Abbott and Secretary of State Ruth Hughs to implement a no-excuse vote-by-mail program for all elections in the state of Texas until the end of this year. The letter also calls for preserving in-person voting opportunities for those who need them, as long as in-person voting sites are structured in a way that will allow them to respond to any public health concerns.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS – Rep. Veasey (TX-33) led a group of his fellow Texans in admonishing Texas Governor Greg Abbott and other senior officials to reconsider a statewide ban on abortions during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak—a move that strips away safe, essential and time-sensitive reproductive health care for Texas women.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) applauded passage of the historic Families and Workers-First legislation, which will now go to the President's desk for his signature.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) joins a bipartisan call for Congressional leadership to ensure additional relief legislation addresses the unique challenges facing the people who work in the energy industry.
In a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, the members highlight the challenges facing their constituents and people across the country who work in the industry.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) released a small business resource guide to help small businesses throughout the 33rd District as the North Texas region fights the spread of the Coronavirus Pandemic.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) sent a letter to President Trump and the Small Business Administration asking for help to inject liquidity that provides much-needed relief into small businesses in the service industries that rely on travel and tourism. A key reason for the disproportionate impact upon these small businesses relates to a business model that is aided by advanced payments by customers for a service or experience not yet delivered.
Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33), Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30) and Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) today released the following joint statement in support of Dallas County's Stay Home Stay Safe measures:
"The health and safety of our North Texas community is always our top priority. The spread of this virus is unprecedented and it is going to take a once in a generation response to combat and contain COVID-19.
WASHINGTON, DC – In the face of the Coronavirus pandemic, small businesses are facing an unprecedented threat to their livelihood. Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) of the Small Business Committee introduced legislation that would provide relief to small businesses across the country by granting flexibility to small business federal contractors and expediting the contract award process so that affected contractors can begin generating revenue. The legislation would:
WASHINGTON, DC – In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, Congressmen Marc Veasey (TX-33) and Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) wrote a letter urging the Food and Drug Administration to ensure availability of existing drugs that have shown promise to combat the spread of the Coronavirus. Specifically, the letter requests information regarding the obstacles to procurement for chloroquine phosphate and hydroxychloroquine—compounds that are both potential broad-spectrum antiviral drugs that researchers say could prevent the spread of Coronavirus.
WASHINGTON, DC – In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, Congressmen Marc Veasey (TX-33) and Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) wrote a letter urging the Food and Drug Administration to ensure availability of existing drugs that have shown promise to combat the spread of the Coronavirus. Specifically, the letter requests information regarding the obstacles to procurement for chloroquine phosphate and hydroxychloroquine—compounds that are both potential broad-spectrum antiviral drugs that researchers say could prevent the spread of Coronavirus.