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Letter: On World Refugee Day, Nearly 70 Members of Congress Urge the Administration to Consider Certain Palestinians Fleeing Gaza for Refugee Status
June 20, 2024

WASHINGTON – Today, on World Refugee Day, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S.

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Congressman Greg Casar holds a big check with San Marcos and Texas State University leaders.
June 18, 2024

SAN MARCOS, Texas – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) joined Texas State University and San Marcos community leaders to present a $500,000 check for Meadows Center research on climate change and water contamination.

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Portrait of Congressman Greg Casar in Austin, TX
June 18, 2024

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s anticipated announcement

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Congressman Greg Casar speaks at the Asylum is a Right press conference
June 5, 2024

Casar confronts what few in Washington will talk about: How US policies contribute to the poverty and violence that push migrants to journey to our borders

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Congressman Greg Casar speaks at an asylum press conference
June 4, 2024

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) announced he is actively drafting legislation to significantly reduce forced migration. By addressing the root causes of forced migration, such as poverty and violence in Latin America, the bill would reduce the number of people seeking refuge in the U.S. without gutting long-standing asylum policy. 

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Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) attends a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol in March. Win McNamee/Getty Images
June 3, 2024

Connecting the Texas electric grid to the rest of the nation could prevent power outages affecting millions of people during extreme weather events similar to the deadly 2021 Winter Storm Uri, according to a new study published Monday.

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Congressman Greg Casar speaks at an Austin press conference for the Connect the Grid Act
June 3, 2024

WASHINGTON – Today, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Climate Policy Center published a research brief demonstrating that

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Congressman Greg Casar poses with San Antonio College (SAC) leaders, students, faculty, and staff
May 30, 2024

SAN ANTONIO – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) joined San Antonio College (SAC) leaders, students, faculty, and staff to celebrate his office securing $1 million for the Empowerment Center in this year’s Congressional budget.