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Greg Casar: “You just need national pressure. And have three Republicans…”

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

Interview with Congressperson Greg Czar on Democratic Party Dynamics and Progressive Strategies

Published April 4, 2025 | Video Starts at 28:37

… it is on the chopping block like they want to end it as we know it in the coming months. And that is a winnable fight, an entirely winnable fight. You just need national pressure. And have three Republicans out of over 200 of them flip, and we could win that. just like the Affordable Care act, which obviously you and I both great have, you know, know how little it is compared to what we want. (28:37–28:44)

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Asserts that flipping three Republican votes could save Medicaid.

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