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Another Texas Democrat co-sponsors Stefanik "Year Round Pell" legislation
Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, on Thursday, co-sponsored legislation Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Willsboro, introduced to reinstate the federal "Year Round Pell" program to provide supplemental Pell grants for summer semester, according to the Library of Congress government information website.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement after voting in favor of the Senate Amendments to H. R. 2250, a short term Continuing Resolution to fund government operations until December 16, 2015:
Fort Worth To Host Democratic Party State Convention
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) Fort Worth will be the host city for the Texas Democratic Party State Convention in 2018.
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Delegation leaders also received a letter of support from U.S. Representative Marc Veasey (D-Fort Worth) and the Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement after joining House Democrats' discharge petition to force a vote on the ‘Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists' Act:
Supreme Court taking up Texas politics case
In a Texas case challenging the traditional view of “one person, one vote,” the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today on the way states and localities draw district lines.
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The prospect of lines drawn that would discount large Latino populations has upended Democratic lawmakers.
Feds investigating ex-school district of student in clock incident
The Department of Justice has launched a civil rights investigation into charges of harassment and possible religious discrimination in the school district where 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed was handcuffed after bringing a clock to school in September.
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NBC Dallas FW: U.S. Justice Dept. Investigates Irving PD for Clock Teen Arrest
“In mid-November, 29 members of Congress, including Fort Worth’s Marc Veasey, asked Lynch to investigate Ahmed’s treatment when he was detained by the Irving ISD and police.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement in favor of the Conference Report on H.R. 22, Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, and the long-term reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank:
‘Thoughts and prayers are not enough,’ says lawmaker amid shower of post-shooting tweets
Here are the rest of the congressional thoughts and prayers: “Rep. Marc Veasey ✔ @RepVeasey
"My thoughts & prayers are with the #SanBernandino community as the tragic events in southern CA unfold.”