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Greg Casar: “The Democratic Party passed Social Security and Medicare and…”

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

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Rep. Greg Casar | 2026 CWA Legislative Political Conference

Published | Video Starts at 14:50

The party that stood shoulder to shoulder with union labor and built the middle class. The party that won the war and defeated fascism around the world. The Democratic Party passed Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid and Head Start and the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act. That's the Democratic Party. We can rebuild today. We can get that started by passing overtime at double the rate. We can get that started this very year, this very week. (14:50–14:58)

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Asserts that the Democratic Party was responsible for passing Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Head Start, the Voting Rights Act, and the Civil Rights Act.

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