PolitiQuote

Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

Greg Casar: “If you talk about banning stock trading by members of…”

Featuring: Greg Casar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 35

Watch on YouTube

Is Everything Bigger in Texas? | Moments with McClellan | Rep. Greg Casar

Published | Video Starts at 06:03

And right now, with Trump in office, I think it's so important to lean into those ideas where even Republican voters. Yeah, and Trump voters overwhelmingly agree with us. I mean, If you talk about banning stock trading by members of Congress, banning giving big government contracts to political donors, getting big money out of politics, making it so that your utility bill can't be just jacked up endlessly by for-profit corporations, that's the kind of stuff that actually progressives started. that, but it's not like just a progressive idea. And so as progressive caucus chair, I feel like I need to manage both, make sure that we are the folks … (06:03–06:28)

CLAIM

Asserts that progressives initiated ideas like banning stock trading by Congress members and limiting utility bill increases.

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.


Greg Casar

Discover more from

Greg Casar

Report A Transcription Error

Please report any error in the automated transcription.

About PolitiQuote

PolitiQuote is a civic library index to statements made by politicians in publicly available video records. The index is created automatically from transcripts, with no editorial oversight or analysis. Highlighted quotes are selected by AI. Words may be added in parentheses to offer context for the quote. There may be errors in the transcription and display, so listen to the video to ensure accuracy.

PolitiQuote is a service of Gigafact Foundation, a nonpartisan nonprofit advancing facts and information transparency, community by community.

Visit gigafact.org to learn more.