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Marc Veasey

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Marc Veasey is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 33rd congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he has focused on issues such as education, healthcare, and economic development throughout his tenure. Veasey has been an advocate for policies aimed at improving access to healthcare and addressing the needs of his constituents in Texas. He has also been involved in discussions around voting rights and immigration reform, reflecting the diverse demographics of his district.

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Feb 14, 2023

If Republicans are serious about addressing illicit fentanyl, I would hope that they would work with us on real solutions rather than dodge opportunities from witnesses with firsthand experience.

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Feb 14, 2023

One in four Texans have experienced an opioid overdose or know someone who has.

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Feb 7, 2023

I understand and support the need to streamline this process.

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Feb 1, 2023

One of my top priorities here is obviously being able to increase access to the internet and the affordability gap.

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Feb 1, 2023

I think this is great that we are having this hearing today on next-generation satellites.

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Jan 30, 2023

If we really want to address this issue and we really want to unleash, we better do something about immigration reform

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Jan 30, 2023

I think that energy security, our environment, the air that we breathe is something that we can never, quite frankly, talk enough about.

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Jul 28, 2022

Look, we're not going to agree on abortion, but can we at least agree on trying to prevent unwanted pregnancies or unplanned pregnancies?

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Feb 7, 2022

Is there anything that you are doing specifically to target talent at--in your more urban areas?

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Oct 20, 2021

I look forward to hearing from the panel throughout the rest of the committee to just talk about how we can provide more safer, more sustainable, and more reliable energy to Texas and the Nation.

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Oct 5, 2021

You know, it is sad that we are having to go through this yet again, but it shows that we have a lot of work that we have to do in that area as well.

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Aug 6, 2021

The American public is going to be paying very close attention to the Democrats.

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Aug 6, 2021

We need to sit down and talk and see what we need to do.

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Aug 6, 2021

If we`re not able to put the guardrails back up on Section 5 and get the John Lewis Act passed, then you`re going to see the Republicans attempt to draw three new seats in Texas alone.

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Aug 6, 2021

We got to put the guardrails back up on the Voting Rights Act. I don`t think that there`s any question about that.

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Aug 6, 2021

One of the reasons why it`s doing so well is, I believe, is that he took getting shots in people`s arms very seriously.

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Aug 6, 2021

I think, obviously, again, driving these numbers home on the economy, and what Biden is doing is going to be hugely key.

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Aug 6, 2021

We need to make sure that we`re touting these numbers, and that we`re talking about the president`s infrastructure plan, because it`s going to put even more people back to work.

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Jul 28, 2021

Just absolutely, you know, ridiculous that we are still having to live that way.

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Jul 28, 2021

I started the congressional Voting Rights Caucus... because... I knew that we were going to have some troubled times just because of a lot of the pretty blatant voter suppression attempts.

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Jul 28, 2021

The fact that you took the time to come here to stand up for voting rights in this country really means a lot.

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Jul 26, 2021

FERC obviously plays a key role in organizing energy markets and has a very important job in ensuring competitive and reliable energy for Americans.

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Jul 19, 2021

I think that one of the areas where we have a lot of issues are the, sort of, everyday, you know, slights that women face, that minorities face, that really just come secondhand to so many people and they don't really realize that they are…

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Jul 19, 2021

I am very supportive of the Vanessa Guillen Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act.

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Jul 19, 2021

Madam Chair, thank you very much.

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