NEWS: Congressman Greg Casar Votes to Remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) released the following statement after voting to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy. 

“Our government was built on the promise of free and fair elections, equal justice for all, and a representative democracy. Kevin McCarthy has dedicated his career to undermining these principles: from supporting Trump’s Big Lie and trying to overturn an election, to purposefully threatening the American economy time after time to score political points,” said Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas). “Today’s vote is about creating a Congress that serves our constituents, instead of one that rewards the extreme right-wing that has undermined our democracy and attacked our basic rights. With democratic unity and progressive advocacy, we can take down the biggest bullies, liars, and fraudsters, and make this government work for working people.” 

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Congressman Greg Casar represents Texas’s 35th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, which runs down I-35 from East Austin to Hays County to the West Side of San Antonio.  A labor organizer and son of Mexican immigrants, Casar serves as the Whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus for the 118th Congress. He also serves on the Committee on Oversight and Accountability and the Committee on Agriculture.