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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35) alongside Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Congressman Jonathan Jackson (IL-1) led 14 members of Congress in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling for him to support a free and fair electoral process in Ecuador.
Ecuador’s runoff election will take place April 13th.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressmen Greg Casar (TX-35), Joaquin Castro (TX-20), and Lloyd Doggett (TX-37) released a letter urging the Trump Administration to reinstate staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The letter warns that large cuts proposed by the administration could increase wait times at VA hospitals and reduce access to critical care.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35), along with Congressman Lloyd Doggett (TX-37) and Congresswoman Julie Johnson (TX-32), led members of Congress from Texas demanding the release of federal government funding owed to the Texas Office of Refugees.
WASHINGTON – This week, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) was appointed by Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries to the Committee on Education and Labor for the 119th Congress. Casar was also unanimously elected by his colleagues on the Committee to serve as Vice Ranking Member.
WASHINGTON – Today, Chair Greg Casar (D-Texas) released the following statement after the Biden Administration’s decision to remove Cuba from the State Sponsor of Terrorism (SSOT) list.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Greg Casar (D-Texas) and Summer Lee (D-Penn.), along with 18 other Members of Congress, are calling on the Biden Administration to adhere to and uphold U.S. law by suspending offensive military transfers to the Israeli government.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) was elected as the Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), the highest-ranking leadership position for progressives in the U.S. House. CPC Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) has reached her term limit. Term limits were championed by Jayapal and added to the caucus bylaws during her term. The new leadership will begin their terms on Jan. 3, 2025.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) and 46 other Members of Congress are calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ban the use of an herbicide, Paraquat, in the U.S. to protect public health. Paraquat is already banned in over 70 countries.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) released the following statement: