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Greg Casar Press Release (photo of Casar smiling)
September 30, 2023

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) releases the following statement on House Democrats’ victory of winning a vote to avert a Republican shutdown.

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Greg Casar during Oversight hearing
September 28, 2023

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas), member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, called out Republicans’ double standards during the first impeachment hearing. 

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Congressman Greg Casar standing in front of a press conference
September 28, 2023

A Democratic congressman displayed a 2019 tweet from House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) to argue that the impeachment inquiry into President Biden is “political theater.”

Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) started off his remarks to the committee by quoting a tweet posted by Comer in 2019 during former President Trump’s first impeachment inquiry.

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Greg Casar speaks about Operation Lone Star on the House Floor
September 28, 2023

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35) fought to block federal homeland security funding from being used to fund Texas’ failed Operation Lone Star through an

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Congressman Greg Casar at a House Ag Committee meeting
September 26, 2023

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) introduced the No Photo for Food Act, which

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Congressman Greg Casar sits at his desk in the Oversight Committee, with his nameplate displaying "Mr. Casar"
September 12, 2023

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas), member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, releases the following statement on Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s extremist impeachment inquiry: 

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Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Greg Casar, D-Texas, are seen outside the U.S. Capitol on July 25, 2023. Photo: Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images
September 9, 2023

The U.S. and Venezuela are in talks to further relax sanctions in exchange for a free and fair election next year. This week on Deconstructed, Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, joins Ryan Grim to discuss the recent trip he, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and other progressive Democrats took to Latin America, visiting with leaders and discussing the impact of past and present U.S. policies in the region — and how to rectify them. Casar discusses the U.S.

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Congressman Greg Casar and Congressman Joaquin Castro speak on the House floor
September 7, 2023

WASHINGTON – This week, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35) introduced an amendment to the FY2024 U.S.

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Congressman Greg Casar speaking into a microphone and addressing Members of Congress and viewers
September 6, 2023

Texas' unique power grid was on full display when it failed in February 2021, leaving millions of Texans without power for several days during a winter storm.

And then once again in the summer of 2023, as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) issued regular pleas to Texas residents to conserve energy to avoid blackouts.

“Whether we’re in the middle of a heat wave or a winter storm, Texas should be able to keep the lights on," said Congressman Greg Casar, a Democrat whose district includes parts of San Antonio and Austin.