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A photo of Congressman Greg Casar
September 2, 2026

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) responded to information from CEOs of OpenAI and Anthropic, demanding greater transparency about recent major security incidents at both companies.

On August 10, 2026, Casar led dozens of members of Congress demanding that both OpenAI and Anthropic release more information about recent security lapses. While both companies responded with some information, neither met the standard of transparency demanded in the initial request. 

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A photo of Congressman Greg Casar
August 10, 2026

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) led 23 members of Congress demanding Anthropic disclose additional information about the company’s disclosure that Anthropic models have, in three separate incidents, hacked unsuspecting companies without Anthropic’s knowledge.

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A photo of Congressman Greg Casar
August 10, 2026

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) led 31 members of Congress demanding OpenAI disclose additional information about a “deeply troubling cybersecurity incident” in which a frontier model exploited a security vulnerability to access the Internet without permission and hack into another organization.

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A photo of Congressman Greg Casar
August 10, 2026

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) led 19 members of Congress calling on Speaker Mike Johnson to immediately schedule open hearings with the CEOs of America’s largest AI companies. The letter is co-led by Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
 

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August 7, 2026

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX), joined by Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-NC) and Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA), introduced a new bill to protect American workers from the threat of mass unemployment caused by AI.

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July 16, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35), lead Democrat on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, led Texas Democrats on the committee demanding an investigation into the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents.

Casar is joined by Reps. Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), Christian Menefee (TX-18).

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Congressman Casar posing with student artist Bella Lucia Jaimes
June 25, 2026

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) announced Bella Lucia Jaimes as the winner of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for high school students in Texas’s 35th congressional district.

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A photo of Congressman Greg Casar
June 11, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Greg Casar (TX-35), joined by Reps. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Steven Horsford (NV-04) introduced the Double the Wage for Overtime Act, which would increase the rate of overtime pay for the first time in nearly 90 years.

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May 28, 2026

Most people involved in artificial intelligence can agree on one thing: AI is coming for your job.

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A photo of Congressman Greg Casar
May 20, 2026

AUSTIN, TEXAS – Following news that Luis Fernando Cabrera, the 18-year old student who has been held by ICE ahead of his high school graduation, is set to be released, Congressman Greg Casar said:

“This is a good day for Austin. Luis Fernando Cabrera belongs on the graduation stage, not in a detention facility. Luis’ release is proof that all of us speaking out for the rights of our neighbors matters. Keep speaking up and fighting back.”