114th Congress
There's no place that U.S. Rep Marc Veasey would rather be this weekend than Selma, Ala.
Rep. Marc Veasey of Fort Worth was among the Democrats who did attend, along with Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee and Gene Green of Houston and Henry Cuellar of Laredo.
"We must show our country's continued commitment and support to Israel, who is a solid ally of the U.S. in the Middle East," Veasey said. "That's especially true right now, when there are significant challenges in that region of the world."
Washington, D.C. – el Congresista Marc Veasey, TX-33, ha hecho pública la siguiente declaración después de que la Cámara de Representantes haya votado para financiar el Departamento de Seguridad nacional sin clausulas con píldoras venenosas que hubieran revertido las acciones ejecutivas del Presidente en materia de inmigración.
Washington, D.C. —Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement as the House of Representatives voted to fund the Department of Homeland Security without poison pill riders that would roll back the President's executive actions on immigration.
When the Palestinian Authority recently secured a spot on the International Criminal Court, it proved to be a watershed moment for AIPAC, sending the group back to its position in favor of suspending PA aid.
Democrats cheered the successful funding outcome.
"Today, House Republican leadership finally listened to the will of the American people and joined House Democrats in fully funding the Department of Homeland Security through the end of Fiscal Year 2015," Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas. "This is a great victory for the American people who are tired of House leadership trying and failing to appease the most extreme elements of their party with shutdown politics."
Democrats cheered the successful funding outcome.
"Today, House Republican leadership finally listened to the will of the American people and joined House Democrats in fully funding the Department of Homeland Security through the end of Fiscal Year 2015," Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth. "This is a great victory for the American people who are tired of House leadership trying and failing to appease the most extreme elements of their party with shutdown politics."
Today in Veasey v. Abbott, attorneys at the Campaign Legal Center, who serve as co-counsel for plaintiffs Congressman Marc Veasey, LULAC, and a group of Texas voters, filed a brief urging the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a District Court ruling striking down Texas' voter photo ID law (SB 14), the most restrictive and burdensome voter ID law in the nation.