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A handful of Texas Democrats backed Barton's push: U.S. Reps. Ruben Hinojosa of Edinburg, Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston, Beto O'Rourke of El Paso, Marc Veasey of Fort Worth and Filemon Vela of Brownsville.
"I wish that he wouldn't veto the bill, but we'll have to wait to see what happens," Veasey said of Obama's threat. "Energy security is very important."
Two noteworthy Democrats, however, did not support the repeal.
On Tuesday night, Cuellar said his agenda was to wrangle as many votes on the House floor from his Democratic colleagues as they voted on unrelated legislation. He is a key Democratic advocate for a repeal and his goal was to expand support from a base that includes U.S. Reps. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Dallas, and Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth.
Oil companies including Chevron Corp., Encana Corp., and Continental Resources Inc.have for more than a year been urging Congress to lift the ban. They argue that allowing oil exports would eliminate market distortions, create jobs and stimulate more U.S.
Congressman Marc Veasey standing with Planned Parenthood on national Pink Out Day. His statement: "Today on National #PinkOut Day, I am proud to demonstrate my unwavering support for Planned Parenthood in the wake of House Republicans' most recent assault on women's health. If House Republicans are successful, the current health crisis facing poor women in Texas could soon be the same crisis facing women across this country.
But Hadley's legacy is not just bound to TCC. With connections throughout Tarrant County, organizations and people outside of TCC remembered her too.
U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, told the Star- Telegram that he admired her accomplishments and her groundedness.
"The fact that even after she made it very high up in TCC, she still stayed in the same neighborhood," he said. "The community was very proud of her."
Washington, D.C. – Unable to change his vote on H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (NDAA), Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, submitted a statement to be inserted in the Congressional Record stating that while he voted "no," he intended to vote "yes" on the NDAA conference report.
"While no bill is perfect, and there are some provisions that I disagree with, my vote was intended to be in support of the Conference Report to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (NDAA).
U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, remembered Mrs. Hadley as someone the community cheered on in her successes.
"The fact that even after she made it very high up in TCC, she still stayed in" the same neighborhood, he said. "The community was very proud of her."
In conjunction with the Make It In America plan, Rep. Veasey hosted a "Marc Means Business" event at the headquarters of Alcon, a leader in the eye care industry. Rep. Veasey learned more about the tools that U.S. based manufacturers use to produce quality goods, as well as the global distribution process.
Positive Train Control implementation deadline for major railways in Texas, including the Trinity Railway Express, is December 31, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement after the House voted 277 to 151 to pass the Continuing Resolution to keep the government open until December 2015: