Greg Casar Urges Texas Rally Goers to Support Democratic Policies and Fight Oligarchy

Call for Change in Texas

• 🗣️ Greg Casar, representing the heart of Texas in Congress, welcomed Bernie Sanders to South Texas, criticizing those who have written off the region.
• 🎯 Casar rejects the notion that the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) has been bought off by billionaires or that Texans are too divided to achieve better.
• 💡 He asserts that the current state of Texas, where leaders work for billionaires instead of the working class, is not the best it can be.

Critiques of Current Leadership

• 💰 The current system benefits campaign contributors and their Republican allies with tax breaks and government contracts, while ordinary Texans struggle.
• 🏥 Republican representatives in Congress are accused of trying to remove healthcare access to benefit their wealthy friends.
• ⚖️ Casar highlights the injustice of families being separated without cause, questioning if this is the best Texas can offer.

Historical Context and Future Vision

• 📜 Casar reminds the audience that Texans have a history of winning significant movements, including Juneteenth, Roe v. Wade, the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, Medicaid, and Medicare.
• 🚀 He envisions McAllen, Texas, as the birthplace of a new Democratic party focused on working people.
• ✅ This new party aims to remove corrupt politicians, regardless of party affiliation, and secure the country for everyday citizens.