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Greg Casar: “We saw our entire grid get shut down because essentially of…”

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

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Rep. Greg Casar C-SPAN Profile Interview

Published | Video Starts at 04:17

Now some of the demands coming out of places like Texas is just guarantees that the lights will turn on because We saw our entire grid get shut down because essentially of special interests privatizing our electric grid. So my, my interest really is in seeing that within our history, people coming together and using their voices collectively is what's moved this country forward. (04:17–04:24)

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Asserts that the Texas electric grid shutdown was due to special interests privatizing the grid.

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