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Greg Casar: “We make it so that lobbyists don't get to pick politicians.”

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

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Greg Casar's Fort Worth Rally Speech Against Trump's Iran Strikes and Billionaire Policies

Published | Video Starts at 16:26

We make it illegal for politicians to trade in stocks. We ban super PACs. We get corporate money out of elections, and We make it so that lobbyists don't get to pick politicians. You get to elect and unelect your own leaders. It's not going to be easy. People are going to tell you to give up. But there's one man who's never given up. (16:26–16:30)

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Asserts a proposal to prevent lobbyists from influencing the selection of politicians.

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