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Greg Casar: “The President announced just last week those heat…”

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

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Rep. Greg Casar Keynote Address for Netroots Nation

Published | Video Starts at 05:09

And asked that it did not take seven or eight years, but one year and one year later, The President announced just last week those heat protections that we've been fighting for as a movement since 1972. We had Dolores Huerta there. She gave me my last sip of water before starting the third strike. And she said, we have been fighting for this since me and Cesar Chavez were kids. (05:09–05:17)

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Asserts that the President announced heat protections that have been advocated for since 1972.

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