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January 29, 2017

Thirteen people detained at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport under an executive order signed Friday by President Donald Trump had all been released by Sunday evening. It appears that a...

Issues:Immigration

January 29, 2017

WASHINGTON – Since Saturday evening, chants of "let them go," "free their grandma" and "refugees are welcome here" have loudly echoed down the hallways of Terminal D at DFW International Airport and other major airports around the country.

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"President Trump's latest executive action is already causing mass confusion for international airports nationwide," Fort Worth Rep. Marc Veasey added in a statement, noting that a ban on refugees was "wholly un-American."

Issues:Immigration

January 29, 2017

WASHINGTON — A lone Republican, U.S. Rep. Will Hurd of Helotes, joined a handful of the Texas delegation's Democrats in challenging President Donald Trump's executive order banning travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries.

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U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey of Fort Worth announced on Twitter he was at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, one of the country's largest airports, assisting the detained.

Issues:Immigration

January 29, 2017

Republican members of Congress from Texas' Tarrant County did not break with Donald Trump's executive order banning refugees from seven majority Muslim countries on Sunday, either...

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In contrast, North Texas Democratic Reps. Marc Veasey and Eddie Bernice Johnson oppose Trump's order. Veasey traveled to the Dallas-Fort Worth airport on Saturday night to join the protests.


January 28, 2017

Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas - Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement in response to President Trump's executive action to suspend refugee entry from seven Muslim-majority countries for 120 days and the resulting detention of immigrants at DFW Airport:


January 28, 2017

WASHINGTON — A lone Republican, U.S. Rep. Will Hurd of Helotes, joined a handful of the Texas delegation's Democrats in challenging President Donald Trump's executive order banning travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries.

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U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey of Fort Worth announced on Twitter he was at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, one of the country's largest airports, assisting the detained.


January 27, 2017

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement after the U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis ordered a cost-cutting review of the F-35 strike fighter jet:


January 27, 2017

As President Donald Trump continues to call for a national investigation into voter fraud, there's sharp disagreement in Texas on whether it's a widespread problem at all.

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Conversely, U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, called on Trump to ask the GOP to help restore the Voting Rights Act of 1965.


January 27, 2017

Recent recognition of Tarrant County's national standing as a Republican stronghold offers an interesting opportunity for Democrats. Since local voters have demonstrated their...

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January 27, 2017

Recent recognition of Tarrant County's national standing as a Republican stronghold offers an interesting opportunity for Democrats. Since local voters have demonstrated their...

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