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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.
Mr. Speaker, right now we are facing one of the greatest humanitarian crises of our time. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has reported that over 65 million people are currently displaced due to war, famine, persecution…
Very briefly, we have the President's history on racism from the very beginning of his candidacy, of course, and the way he disparaged Mexicans and Mexican Americans in this country by calling people rapists and accusing people of bringing…
They were teenagers at the time. Even after the DNA evidence exonerated them, he still said that maybe they could be guilty of something. I thought that was a terrible thing to say. Of course, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission fined…
Absolutely. We do need action taken by this administration, Representative Plaskett. I mentioned to you earlier that I wanted to talk about the President's history on racism and some of the things that came out in the campaign--not…
Mr. Speaker, I thank Ms. Plaskett for starting off this Special Order hour on racism and discrimination in the age of Trump. I really think that this is important and timely that we talk about this because, as you mentioned, these…
The gentlewoman is absolutely correct. In 1989, he encouraged and celebrated the wrongful imprisonment of the Central Park Five and took out full-page ads in New York area newspapers calling for the return of the death penalty in response…
Even condoning the beating of a Black Lives Matter protester, his history extends before that. Of course, it was very well covered, very well chronicled during the campaign about the Justice Department suing his real estate company and his…
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Houston, Representative Green, and I also thank the Republicans that participate in the shoot every year. Obviously, we all play to win every time and we take the competition very seriously. Democrats…
The A-10 is at Fort Wayne, and we have no intention of removing it. It is there for the foreseeable future, and they will have that manned combat mission.
I support the President's commitment to rebuilding the military. However, I am concerned that the current budget request does not go far enough.
To begin to repair the damage that has been done to readiness, and to build the capacity needed for today's dangerous world, we believe that $640 billion is required for fiscal year 2018.
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