114th Congress
Fort Worth, TX – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, hosted local community leaders at Mount Zion Baptist Church to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. Local civil rights leaders shared their firsthand accounts from the frontline of the fight for the right to vote.
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson participated in the bipartisan 2015 Congressional Forum held by the Dallas Regional Chamber at the Westin Galleria Dallas.
CONGRESSMAN MARC VEASEY
invites YOU to make YOUR voice heard at his
August 2015 Town Hall Meetings
Dallas County
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Hampton-Illinois Branch Library
6:00 - 7:30 P.M.
2951 South Hampton Rd.
Dallas, TX 75224
NEW DATE
Congressman Marc Veasey, a Democrat from Fort Worth, was lead plaintiff in the case. He joined KERA's Bill Zeeble for a look at the decision.
Interview Highlights: Marc Veasey on ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement marking the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965:
Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, and lead plaintiff in the case, applauded the bittersweet victory.
"As a champion for voting rights, I am proud that with this decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has taken the first steps towards ensuring that all Texans have unfettered access to the ballot box," he said in a statement.
In a timely decision issued Wednesday, a U.S. appeals court ruled that Texas's tough voter ID law, adopted in 2013, would effectively discriminate against minority voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act. The ruling has only fueled the Democratic criticisms of similar laws around the country, while amplifying their calls to renew VRA protections shot down by the Supreme Court two years ago.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit struck down Texas' voter ID law: