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Greg Casar's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (TX) - District 35

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  • "Texas is ground zero for the Republican attack on abortion rights. With Texans having to travel hundreds of miles to get the care they need, it’s more important than ever before that we make Roe v. Wade the law of the land." (www.casarforcongress.com)
  • "Abolish the filibuster. Pass the Women’s Health Protection Act. Codify Roe v. Wade into law. Repeal the Hyde Amendment. #AbortionIsEssential" (twitter.com)
  • "JUST NOW: Austin has decriminalized abortion! Texans brought us Roe, and it's up to us to bring abortion rights back. Thank you to @chitovela3 and @VanessaForATX for leading these efforts! #AbortionIsEssential" (twitter.com)
  • "We CAN and MUST stop abortion from being banned in these 26 states. If #SCOTUS wants to overturn #RoeVWade, the Senate can end the filibuster and codify #Roe into law NOW." (twitter.com)
  • "Millions of seniors rely on Social Security and Medicare after they retire from the workforce. We must protect Social Security and increase Social Security benefits, ensure that our seniors can retire no later than age 65, and provide for folks to stay in their homes and put food on the table. Casar believes in protecting pensions, supporting those with disabilities at every stage of life, and guaranteeing a dignified retirement for seniors." (www.casarforcongress.com)
  • "Congress must ensure that families across the country can afford their prescription drugs and to receive high-quality health care. I also support legislation to protect and strengthen Medicare and Medicaid, and will always oppose efforts to cut funding for these essential programs." (casar.house.gov)
  • "I’m working in Congress to make sure that every Texan is able to live and retire with dignity, and protecting Social Security is an important part of that work. I am proud to co-sponsor the Social Security 2100 Act and the Social Security Expansion Act to put more money in seniors’ pockets and guarantee that Social Security will be here for our kids and grandkids." (casar.house.gov)
  • "Social Security is a lifeline for millions of Americans — which is why Congress needs to increase benefits, lower wait times, and ensure the program is around for generations to come. In our district alone, there are over 100,000 people who rely on Social Security to pay their bills." (casar.house.gov)
  • "Congressman Casar knows we must fairly tax top earners and ensure corporations pay their fair share of taxes. Casar is a co-sponsor of the For the 99.5 Percent Act, which would close tax loopholes and guarantee fair taxes for billionaires. With a fair tax system, we can fully fund health care, child care, schools, and good jobs for Texans." (www.casarforcongress.com)
  • "Congress must ensure that the ultra rich pay their fair share in taxes and contribute to the schools, roads, and community services that we all use." (casar.house.gov)
  • "On the City Council, Casar closed inexcusable tax loopholes for the ultra-wealthy to reduce the tax rate paid by everyday families. He also fought against tax breaks for Amazon, big pharmaceutical companies, and other major corporations." (www.casarforcongress.com)
  • "Congressman Casar knows we must fairly tax top earners and ensure corporations pay their fair share of taxes. Casar is a co-sponsor of the For the 99.5 Percent Act, which would close tax loopholes and guarantee fair taxes for billionaires. With a fair tax system, we can fully fund health care, child care, schools, and good jobs for Texans." (www.casarforcongress.com)
  • "Congress must ensure that the ultra rich pay their fair share in taxes and contribute to the schools, roads, and community services that we all use." (casar.house.gov)
  • "On the City Council, Casar closed inexcusable tax loopholes for the ultra-wealthy to reduce the tax rate paid by everyday families. He also fought against tax breaks for Amazon, big pharmaceutical companies, and other major corporations." (www.casarforcongress.com)
  • "Furthermore, Congressman Casar does not accept donations from corporate PACs. He is a co-sponsor of the Democracy for All Amendment, which would end unrestricted corporate spending in elections by overturning Citizens United." (www.casarforcongress.com)
  • "Congressman Casar is a proud co-sponsor of the Freedom to Vote Act, which ends partisan gerrymandering, cracks down on dark money in politics, establishes automatic voter registration, and combats voter suppression." (www.casarforcongress.com)
  • "He supports federal legislation like the For the People Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Act, along with automatic voter registration. Greg does not accept any donations from corporate PACs and will work to overturn Citizens United through federal action." (www.casarforcongress.com)
  • "In Congress, Greg will work to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, the BREATHE Act, and more to reduce our prison population and invest federal resources in our neighborhoods instead of locking people up" (www.casarforcongress.com)"
  • "Congressman Casar has led Texas in criminal justice reform. He supports the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act and is a co-sponsor of the Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act." (www.casarforcongress.com)
  • "Criminal justice reform is long overdue. The U.S. has more people incarcerated than virtually anywhere else in the world, but that hasn’t resulted in true community safety compared to other nations with advanced economies." (casar.house.gov)
  • "The state of Texas is that we are organizing for change. We will continue to push for police accountability. We will continue to listen to #BlackLivesMatter. We will continue to support our constituents, because that’s what we were elected to do." (twitter.com)
  • Voted against HR 4366 "Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024" (None)
  • Voted against HR 2670 "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024" (None)
  • Voted against HR 2670 "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024" (None)
  • Voted against HR 4365 "Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024" (None)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "I support legislation to address skyrocketing rent and mortgage rates, end discriminatory policies that prevent Texans from becoming homeowners, and expand public housing. I’m also fighting to protect veterans, older Americans, students and consumers from predatory business tactics, through legislation such as the End Junk Fees for Renters Act." (casar.house.gov)
  • "Casar led and helped pass the largest affordable housing elections in the South. He has passed innovative rules to create homes for thousands of working class Austin families and has opposed exclusionary zoning. He led Texas on establishing housing protections for homeowners and renters during the COVID pandemic and ensured families could have more affordable electric and water service. Casar has always fought alongside renters against abusive corporate landlords. He has opposed bad developments that would displace hundreds of people in black and brown neighborhoods, and he has implemented programs that provide families a right to stay in their homes and in their community." (www.casarforcongress.com)
  • "Everyone deserves a safe, affordable, sustainable home. As housing costs skyrocket and wages fail to keep up, working families are struggling to pay the rent or the mortgage. Congressman Casar has led Texas in bold, innovative, and compassionate solutions to address our housing crisis." (www.casarforcongress.com)
  • "In Congress, Congressman Casar is working to expand funding for the creation and preservation of affordable and sustainable housing, end the Faircloth Limit and expand public housing, expand renters rights, stop predatory mortgage lending, end discriminatory housing practices, and fight gentrification and displacement." (www.casarforcongress.com)
  • "Let's implement strong EPA rules. Let's accelerate clean energy transmission. Let's fully implement the Inflation Reduction Act's climate and environmental justice provisions." (twitter.com)
  • "Let's get back to basics, y'all. ✏️Things that cause inflation: ↗️ Supply/demand mismatch↗️ Corporate greed↗️ War Things that decrease inflation:✅ Smart, targeted government investments." (twitter.com)
  • Voted against HR 347 "Reduce Exacerbated Inflation Negatively Impacting the Nation Act" (None)
  • "I support erasing student debt and making community colleges and public universities free. I am a proud co-sponsor of the College for All Act, which would make community colleges free and eliminate tuition and fees at public universities for those who make less than $125,000." (casar.house.gov)
  • "Student debt cancellation is legal, just, and necessary. 1.4M Texans have applied for relief, including 68,400 people in #TX35. Today, they and their families are looking to #SCOTUS to follow the letter of the law and uphold this critical program! #CancelStudentDebt" (twitter.com)
  • "Congressman Casar supports universal pre-k and universal child care, canceling student debt, free community college and public universities, good pay for our teachers, and investing in our schools to guarantee an excellent education for all our children. Casar is a co-sponsor of the More Teaching Less Testing Act, the Child Care for Every Community Act, and the Universal School Meals Program Act. Casar also supports legislation to raise the minimum pay for teachers up to at least $60,000 per year." (www.casarforcongress.com)
  • "A broken #SCOTUS has once again sided with the rich and powerful over everyday people with student debt. But this fight is not over. @POTUS can still deliver urgent relief to millions of borrowers if we don’t give up." (twitter.com)
  • "📢 RALLY FOR THE PEOPLE ✊🏽Great to see so many new & familiar faces. We’re fighting for voting rights & saving our democracy! Now, we need Congress to pass the #ForThePeople Act to ensure our leaders are elected BY the people, FOR the people." (twitter.com)
  • "Congressman Casar is a proud co-sponsor of the Freedom to Vote Act, which ends partisan gerrymandering, cracks down on dark money in politics, establishes automatic voter registration, and combats voter suppression. Congressman Casar supports the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would restore the strength of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Casar advocates for ending the Jim Crow-era filibuster and expanding the U.S. Supreme Court, so that our democracy can work for everyday people, not just the powerful and rich." (www.casarforcongress.com)
  • "It's time for a truly inclusive & fair democracy in Texas. Congress must pass the #FreedomToVoteAct, the For the People Act, & the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. This is our fight – our future." (twitter.com)
  • "Our democracy is under attack — from extremist Republicans denying election results to our Supreme Court undoing Americans’ basic rights. Congress needs to take action to protect voters and ensure access to voting for all people. I will push for Congress to ensure our democracy is protected and work toward ensuring an inclusive and fair democracy. I support the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would strengthen protections against discriminatory voting practices." (casar.house.gov)
  • "The federal government is best positioned to make the kinds of large investments we need. A Green New Deal is our path to addressing the climate crisis, affordable housing, public transit, and good-paying jobs. Congressman Casar is a member of the Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC), and he knows that we can reduce prices for consumers, raise wages for workers, and build a clean energy economy to end the climate crisis." (www.casarforcongress.com)
  • "Congressman Casar is a co-sponsor of the Environmental Justice For All Act, the Energy Resilient Communities Act, and a resolution declaring a climate emergency." (www.casarforcongress.com)
  • "Our planet is burning, flooding, and freezing all at the same time. Fighting the climate crisis must be a top priority for every country in the world. We can create good-paying union jobs while we become the global leader in renewable energy." (www.casarforcongress.com)
  • "The climate crisis is real. In Texas, we’ve seen the impacts first-hand: from Winter Storm Uri, to historic floods, to wildfires, and so much more. Texans have taken care of each other through these crises, but we can’t afford to rely on local and individual solutions any longer. I’m a proud co-sponsor of the Green New Deal and similar legislation to create good union jobs in clean energy and protect communities harmed by pollution and natural disasters. Our country can and must take care of everyone along the way — from children to seniors to fossil fuel workers." (casar.house.gov)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Congressman Casar supports funding common sense gun violence intervention programs, passing universal background checks, ending permitless carry, creating safe storage rules, and banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. He is a proud co-sponsor of the Assault Weapons Ban, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, Ethan’s Law, reinstating the Violent Crime and Law Enforcement Act, and repealing the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA)." (www.casarforcongress.com)
  • "As an Austin City Council Member, Casar supported the creation of the Gun Violence Task Force, successfully expanded and funded gun violence reduction programs, and created a new Office of Violence Prevention." (www.casarforcongress.com)
  • "Congressman Casar is committed to ending the epidemic of gun violence in our country." (www.casarforcongress.com)
  • "Gun violence is a national emergency. The number one cause of death for children in the U.S. is firearms. That’s unacceptable. A future without gun violence is not just possible — it’s necessary. The U.S. needs stronger gun safety laws and gun violence prevention programs — to keep weapons of war off our streets and out of our schools, and stop gun violence before it starts. I support legislation to ban assault weapons, expand background checks, and establish a federal Office of Gun Violence Prevention." (casar.house.gov)
  • "Health care should be a right, not a privilege, and it’s time for Congress to guarantee healthcare for all people. I’m a proud co-sponsor of the Medicare for All Act, because no Texan should have to skip taking medicine or not see a doctor because they can’t afford it." (casar.house.gov)
  • "A better world is possible, if we fight for it. Organize for it. That’s why I’m running for Congress. To stop the attacks on working Texans. To win Medicare For All, good jobs, affordable housing, & a strong democracy." (twitter.com)
  • "Congress must ensure that families across the country can afford their prescription drugs and to receive high-quality health care. I also support legislation to protect and strengthen Medicare and Medicaid, and will always oppose efforts to cut funding for these essential programs." (casar.house.gov)
  • "We won our Congressional race in #TX35 on a bold, unapologetic platform of Medicare for All, union climate jobs, and abortion rights – with 73% of the vote." (twitter.com)
  • "Labor day announcement: we will push for a law giving every working family in Austin the right to earn paid sick and family leave!" (twitter.com)
  • "As a city leader, I passed the first paid sick leave policy in the South. Then, right-wing judges blocked these protections to satisfy their political backers. But that won’t stop us: I’m now a co-sponsor of @RosaDeLauro's Healthy Families Act to guarantee paid leave nationwide!" (twitter.com)
  • "Congress just passed the #BuildBackBetter Act! Now, we need the Senate to follow suit & pass these popular & necessary policies, including lowering prescription drug costs, increasing affordable housing, paid family leave, and universal Pre-K. Texas working families can’t wait." (twitter.com)
  • "We fought for paid sick leave in Austin & Houston because protecting workers is a reproductive justice issue. Tomorrow, #txlege is considering bills that attack local democracy & prevent future worker protections. I stand with workers because #TXDeservesBetter. #SB14 #HB1173" (twitter.com)
  • "Congress must ensure that families across the country can afford their prescription drugs and to receive high-quality health care. I also support legislation to protect and strengthen Medicare and Medicaid, and will always oppose efforts to cut funding for these essential programs." (casar.house.gov)
  • "A year ago, @POTUS signed the #InflationReductionAct, reducing Americans’ prescription expenses, capping insulin prices for millions, and reducing other household costs. Our government should work for working people." (twitter.com)
  • "Congress just passed the #BuildBackBetter Act! Now, we need the Senate to follow suit & pass these popular & necessary policies, including lowering prescription drug costs, increasing affordable housing, paid family leave, and universal Pre-K. Texas working families can’t wait." (twitter.com)
  • "💉 Capping seniors’ insulin costs at $35/month. (Democrats fought for this to apply to all people, not just Medicare patients, but Republicans successfully ripped this out of the bill.)" (twitter.com)
  • "In Congress, Congressman Casar is a co-leader of the New Way Forward Act, which would roll back harmful anti-immigrant laws – including Greg Abbott’s militarization of the border. Casar also supports the American Dream and Promise Act, the American Families United Act, the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, and the New Deal for New Americans Act. Casar believes all families, including immigrant families, deserve to live dignified lives free from fear of being separated, deported, or discriminated against. Thousands of families in Texas’s 35th District, and millions of people in Texas, would benefit from having their rights fully recognized and protected by the federal government, including the right to apply for citizenship." (www.casarforcongress.com)
  • ".@GregAbbott_TX is working more on his racist border wall than he ever did on relief from the winter storm." (twitter.com)
  • "Immigrant rights activists adopted the butterfly as a symbol of the natural and normal process of migration. The fact that a racist border wall would rip through and destroy a butterfly refuge is a bitter allegory that cannot be lost on us." (twitter.com)
  • "The wall a waste of money and a shameful way to stoke racial fear. We need Congress saving lives, not selling us out with a border wall deal." (twitter.com)
  • "In Congress, Congressman Casar is a co-leader of the New Way Forward Act, which would roll back harmful anti-immigrant laws – including Greg Abbott’s militarization of the border. Casar also supports the American Dream and Promise Act, the American Families United Act, the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, and the New Deal for New Americans Act. Casar believes all families, including immigrant families, deserve to live dignified lives free from fear of being separated, deported, or discriminated against. Thousands of families in Texas’s 35th District, and millions of people in Texas, would benefit from having their rights fully recognized and protected by the federal government, including the right to apply for citizenship." (www.casarforcongress.com)
  • "For far too long, our nation’s laws have denied immigrant families basic dignity and human rights. Children have been separated from their families, parents have been deported after decades in this country, and Dreamers have spent years of their lives in limbo." (casar.house.gov)
  • "I support a full overhaul of our inhumane immigration system — including passage of the American Dream and Promise Act, a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S., due process in our immigration system, and a permanent end to xenophobic travel bans. I’m also a proud co-lead of the New Way Forward Act, a landmark piece of legislation that addresses some of the most harmful provisions of immigration law that drive unjust enforcement practices and deportations." (casar.house.gov)
  • "Congressman Casar comes from an immigrant family and began his career as a labor and immigrants’ rights organizer. When Trump initiated family separation raids in Texas, Casar established an immigrant legal defense fund, setting a model that was followed by San Antonio and Houston. Casar went on to coordinate the statewide lawsuit against Senate Bill 4, Greg Abbott’s discriminatory "Show Me Your Papers" law." (www.casarforcongress.com)
  • Voted against HR 340 "Hamas International Financing Prevention Act" (None)
  • Voted against HR 3774 "Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum (SHIP) Act" (None)
  • "Democrats can't throw immigrants under the bus in exchange for Ukraine aid. What’s next, giving Republicans a nationwide abortion ban? I’m a NO on any deal that brings back Trump-era immigration policies." (twitter.com)
  • "House & Senate Democrats must NOT throw asylum seekers under the bus. It’s ridiculous that Republicans are demanding we hurt immigrants in exchange for Ukraine $. I am a NO on a supplemental that includes the GOP’s extreme immigration policies." (twitter.com)
  • "Congressional Republicans want Democrats to throw asylum seekers under the bus in exchange for a vote on Ukraine funding. I will strongly oppose that trade. I support the defense of Ukraine, but hurting immigrant families simply cannot be a part of the deal." (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.

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