Marc Veasey Professions : United States Representative Born : January 3, 1971 Browse All Authors Top 33 quotes by Marc Veasey No country has been more invigorated by immigrant culture, more rewarded by immigrant labor and immigrant ideas than America. Marc Veasey country america ideas What we need is an education system that works for every child, not a select few. This starts with providing a quality education for our youngest Americans so they can learn, grow, and become prosperous citizens. Marc Veasey quality children needs While I never served in uniform, I fully understand the great service and sacrifice that our brave men and women have given to our country. Marc Veasey sacrifice men country The American Dream has always focused on building a better life for yourself and your family, striving for success, and even fleeing from religious prosecution. Marc Veasey fleeing religious dream It is profoundly important to honor President Johnson's historic contributions to justice and democracy - and to appreciate how hard he fought for the rights of every Texan and every American. Marc Veasey appreciate rights justice It's not reasonable the way that it's drafted, it's literally a loophole that you could drive a truck, a tank, or a plane through. Marc Veasey top-news When you have a system that increases border security funding by about 300 percent and it only increases funding for immigration courts by 70 percent, you have a disaster. Marc Veasey us No more money for border security until we do something about adding more money for additional judges and additional immigration courts. Marc Veasey us Voting rights matter. They are a major part of who we are as Americans. Marc Veasey who voting rights matter When you go out and meet new people, you can come up with new ideas and be enlightened and help the country become a better place. Marc Veasey better you people ideas Instead of continuing with his empty crusade against voter fraud, President Trump should urge his Republican colleagues in Congress to work with Democrats to update the 1965 Voting Rights Act and restore the right to vote to all American citizens. Marc Veasey colleagues vote voting work No one law or set of laws will end horrific acts of violence, but Congress has an obligation to take action and make sure that terrorists and bad guys don't have easy access to guns in our country. Marc Veasey end violence law country I've always done party building and party fundraising. Marc Veasey always building party done I have anxiety every day about being pulled over. Marc Veasey every-day day being anxiety Everyone is concerned about manufacturing in this country. Marc Veasey everyone about manufacturing country My mother graduated from high school in 1969, and on January 3, 1971, she gave birth to me. She was married later that year, but by the time I was 10, she was a divorced single mother of two young boys. To make ends meet, we moved in with my grandparents, who were also housing two of my mother's siblings and their kids. Marc Veasey me mother time school My family and I moved at least six times before I graduated high school. I was fortunate to have a large family network that combined their resources to help me accomplish my goals - but not everyone may be as lucky. Marc Veasey goals me family school As policy makers, Congress has the power to promote public policies that economically empower single parents and drastically reduce childhood poverty. Marc Veasey parents poverty childhood power Children do best when their parents live together in stable relationships, when two incomes can be a catalyst for opportunity. Marc Veasey best together opportunity children When I was in the state legislature, we asked for different examples of voter fraud, and the Republicans could never produce any sort of in-person voter fraud examples. Marc Veasey any never fraud different Similar Authors Brad Sherman united-states-representative Alma Adams united-states-representative Ann Kirkpatrick united-states-representative Bob Goodlatte united-states-representative Alan Lowenthal united-states-representative Alan Grayson united-states-representative All Authors
