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Greg Casar: “The Freedom Caucus was willing to potentially send us into a…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 16:40

I'm fine. Being uninvited from a dinner. And feel like I got something done. But I do want to make sure that viewers here know, like the debt ceiling, for example, The Freedom Caucus was willing to potentially send us into a global economic catastrophe over them trying to take away SNAP benefits from some people experiencing homelessness. Like, it's nuts. And for me, it's just a little harder when you represent working class people and actually care about this job. (16:40–16:51)

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Asserts that the Freedom Caucus risked global economic issues to cut SNAP benefits.

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