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Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, introduced H.R. 3949, the Veterans STEM Education Program Act of 2015, which would provide additional authority to the Veterans Affairs Secretary to grant funds to post 9/11 veterans seeking to obtain a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields.
Washington, D.C. —Congressman Veasey, TX-33, offered an amendment that passed for consideration as part of Senate amendments to H.R. 22, a long-term transportation and infrastructure bill set for a final vote Wednesday. Veasey's amendment would allow demand transit providers that provide service exclusively to elderly and disabled populations, like Handitran in Arlington, to use Section 5307 Urbanized Area Transit Formula funds for operating costs.
U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, is using a time-honored way of making his feelings known about Texas Gov. Greg Abbott: speaking out from the well of the U.S. House.
In a so-called "one-minute," a speech that is one minute long, Veasey unloaded on Abbott last week for a warning the governor made to Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez about deporting immigrants here illegally.
"Sheriff Valdez has a long history of serving her community," Veasey said. "But recently, she has come under attack for trying to build trusting relationships with the immigrant community.
The "Reform is the New Black" panel, moderated by Vox correspondent Dara Lind, featured criminal justice reform advocate Anthony Graves; author and criminal justice advocate Piper Kerman; Right on Crime senior fellow Jerry Madden; Rebecca Robertson, the legal and policy director for the ACLU of Texas; and U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth.
Fort Worth, Texas – On Friday, October 30, 2015, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, joined the UAW Local 218 team at Bell Helicopter performing blade repair and gearbox overhaul for the V-22 Osprey.
"Bell Helicopter is committed to its military and commercial customers and investing in the future of rotorcraft. Today, Bell Helicopter employs over 5,000 workers in Tarrant County alone; demonstrating that a U.S. based company can keep good-paying jobs right here in North Texas while expanding its global reach," Congressman Veasey said.
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Fort Worth, TX – On Friday, October 30, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, will put in some elbow grease as he works alongside the UAW Local 218 team at Bell Helicopter. Veasey will be paired with the repair and overhaul team to perform sanding, patching, and abrasion strip application on a V-22 Osprey blade and also breakdown and inspect a V-22 gearbox.
SALES FORCE: There's now more to the Washington dimension of the ongoing war between billionaire short-seller Bill Ackman and the nutritional supplements seller he calls a pyramid scheme, Herbalife. The Direct Selling Association, the trade group for so-called multi-level marketing companies like Herbalife, has its fly-in today, when more than 500 consultants representing 20 companies will meet with legislators and their staffs.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 1314, a bipartisan two-year budget agreement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement after voting to reauthorize the Export-Import bank:
El foro al que convocó el congresista Marc Veasey, en la zona metropolitana, sobre los temas que afectan a la mujer es por demás de primer orden.