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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, announced that his office is accepting first-come-first-serve requests from residents of the 33rd Congressional District for tickets to participate in the Pope's Sept. 24 address in Washington, D.C. The address will mark the first time a pope has ever visited the Capitol and addressed a joint session of Congress.
Last month, for the eighth time since 2007, Republicans in Congress voted on legislation to cut funding for women's preventative health services. For the eighth time these extremist efforts have failed.
Democrat Marc Veasey, who represents some parts of West Dallas, said he was "deeply disappointed that House Republicans have again chosen partisan politics over improving the lives of our hard-working middle-class families.
"General Electric's decision to not relocate their headquarters to Dallas means a loss of tens of thousands of well-paying jobs and is a devastating blow to our local economy," Veasey said in a statement to CQ Roll Call.
New jobs
U.S. Reps. Kay Granger, R-Fort Worth, and Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, have something else in common.
The two Texas Wesleyan University graduates will now serve on the college's board of trustees.
They were announced last week as the newest board members, along with the Rev. Ben Disney, Doug Compton and James E. DuBose.
Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, and a bipartisan group of lawmakers that includes Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, say they'll attack the ban with repeal legislation after Congress returns from its summer recess on Sept. 8.
Eighteen Texans co-sponsored Barton's initial legislation, 15 Republicans and three Democrats — U.S. Reps. Henry Cuellar, of Laredo, Eddie Bernice Johnson, of Dallas, and Marc Veasey, of Fort Worth. Another ally is U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, an Alaska Republican, who took the U.S.
Five new members will join the board of trustees at Texas Wesleyan University, including Rep. Kay Granger (R-Fort Worth) and Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Fort Worth), both graduates of the Fort Worth institution.
Veasey graduated from Texas Wesleyan in 1995 and is the sophomore representative for Texas' 33rd Congressional District. Elected in 2012, Veasey serves on the House Armed Services Committee, and the Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
