114th Congress
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:
La conferencia fue patrocinada por el congresista demócrata Marc Veasey y contó con la participación de Sánchez, la ex senadora estatal Wendy Davis, Dolores Bischof, de la Oficina de la Mujer del Departamento de Trabajo de Estados Unidos, la empresaria Leticia Reyes y la asistente legal Sunja Smith.
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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement after voting against H.R. 692, misleadingly called the Default Prevention Act, which would not ensure the U.S. pays all of its bills on time and in full:
Reps. Marc Veasey of Fort Worth and Joaquin Castro of San Antonio backed Jackson Lee's call for an investigation.
"They are basing their decision on a sham video," Veasey said. "Low income women are going to be cut off from cervical exams, mammogram, just basic healthcare and family planning needs. It is going to have a huge impact in the community that I serve and in the state."
Honda and 28 other Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch asking the Justice Department to probe Ahmed's Sept. 14 treatment by Irving police. Reps. Marc Veasey of Fort Worth and Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston were the only Texans to sign.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, issued the following amended statement after Texas' Health and Human Services Commission removed Planned Parenthood from the state Medicaid program: