Representing the heart of Texas from East Austin to West San Antonio #TX35. Chair of @USProgressives.bsky.social. Labor organizer. Lover of migas and long runs, just not at the same time.https://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mkycpcqeks2hIn the last 17 years, the price of everything has gone up. I’ve gone from too young to rent a car to member of Congress. But the federal minimum wage hasn’t gone up a cent. That’s a scandal.03 May 2026 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkycpcqeks2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mkv66k5i7c25‘Surveillance pricing’ is when companies use your personal data, run it through AI, then use it to charge you more. It should be illegal. I have a bill to ban it.02 May 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkv66k5i7c25https://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mktfpcthkk25For 90 years, overtime has paid time-and-a-half. Prices of everything have gone up, but overtime has stayed the same. It’s time to change that. I’m writing a bill to make overtime pay twice your hourly wage.02 May 2026 00:38 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktfpcthkk25https://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mksyy2s5yc25I’ve had it with big corporations ripping off working people.01 May 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksyy2s5yc25https://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mksimgchis25Oil companies are making billions jacking up prices during Trump’s war. @rokhanna.bsky.social has a bill to tax them and give the money back to consumers. It’s part of the Progressive New Affordability Agenda – and Congress should pass it now.01 May 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksimgchis25https://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mkpv4hpn4c2y@reprileyny.bsky.social and I just introduced a new bill that would save the average family $500 a year on utility bills. For-profit utilities are charging you more so they can fly around on private jets and make absurd profits. We're saying: no more.30 Apr 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpv4hpn4c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mknvvak4d22oDemocrats, Independents, and Republicans are all getting screwed by Trump's failed economic policies. I joined Fox's LiveNow to talk about the Progressive Caucus' New Affordability Agenda to save every family money by taking on big corporations ripping people off.29 Apr 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknvvak4d22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mkn3hoo4nk2bToday we are announcing the Progressive Caucus’ New Affordability Agenda. Donald Trump lied about bringing down costs. We need an actual plan to make things cheaper by taking on corporations ripping people off. Under this plan, every American family saves money. Here's how -->29 Apr 2026 12:19 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkn3hoo4nk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mkin3c2krk23Horrific. Antisemitism is a scourge, and an attack on any place of worship is an attack on the fundamental rights of all Americans to live peacefully. https://www.statesman.com/news/crime/article/austin-synagogue-vandalism-beth-israel-graffiti-22226954.php/27 Apr 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkin3c2krk23https://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mk6m7enb222lProfits are up but 15,000 people are out of a job. The banks “credit” AI. Today it’s Wall Street. It’ll be tons of other jobs next. We need bold new policies to make sure AI doesn’t just make a few already rich people even richer. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/business/ai-job-cuts-wall-street.html23 Apr 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6m7enb222lhttps://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mk6g633ja22sNo money for Americans’ health care, food, or energy prices. But billions after billions for Trump’s reckless war of choice. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6g633ja22shttps://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mk67hefq3c2mIn the dead of night, Senate Republicans passed a $70 billion blank check for ICE while voting down proposals to bring down the cost of health care, housing, food, and energy. We must fight this tooth and nail in the House. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/us/politics/senate-gop-budget-immigration.html23 Apr 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk67hefq3c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mjznmggelc2pTrump’s energy secretary just admitted gas prices may stay above $3 until 2027. Americans are paying the price for Trump’s reckless war with Iran. It must end.21 Apr 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjznmggelc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mjza7csczs26You deserve to know if airlines are collecting your personal information and using it in any way to set prices. @gallego.senate.gov and I are demanding answers. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/lawmakers-question-if-jetblue-is-using-personal-data-set-ticket-prices-2026-04-21/21 Apr 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjza7csczs26https://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mjsil4m24c2hTexans of every background love Big Bend. It has some of the darkest night skies in the country and wildlife you can't find anywhere else. Trump building a border wall in Big Bend won't make anyone more safe or more free. https://youtube.com/shorts/D_bSVepSujY?feature=share18 Apr 2026 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsil4m24c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mjpebtddbk2mRFK Jr. has met with tons of CEOs and billionaires — even Kid Rock. But he's the Secretary of Health. So I asked him if he's met with a single one of the 15 million people he and Trump are kicking off their health care. Sounds like he hasn’t. youtu.be/v3-g-NfyLEk https://youtu.be/v3-g-NfyLEk17 Apr 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpebtddbk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mjmtw7oum22lI just voted again to stop Trump's war with Iran.16 Apr 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmtw7oum22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mjmrujryx22uMass surveillance has been a problem under presidents of both parties. Trump’s disregard for the rules makes it more dangerous. AI could supercharge the problem. I’ll be voting no. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/15/fisa-surveillance-renewal-debate16 Apr 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmrujryx22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mjmovjpmss2cScrew this. If anyone’s looking to see the dynamic that’s broken the Democratic Party in just a few paragraphs, you can look here. AI could kill millions of jobs. Democrats absolutely should not roll over and play dead.16 Apr 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmovjpmss2chttps://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mjkqsmyve22iThis Tax Day, every American should know: Because of Trump, Amazon avoided paying over 90% of the taxes it owed. That's $17.5 billion that should be going to health care, schools, child care, and more. But instead, Jeff Bezos gets wealthier. Congress needs to tax the rich.15 Apr 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkqsmyve22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mjkawddamk2vExecutives say AI could put millions of Americans out of work. But Republicans in Congress are doing nothing about it. Why? Maybe because the AI industry is planning to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in the next election. youtu.be/brRSlUZqkIw https://youtu.be/brRSlUZqkIw15 Apr 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkawddamk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mjk2edbbts2rBlue Butterfly. Brown Bear. Green Turtle. That’s what ICE names the prison blocks at Dilley to make this place sound humane. It’s not. Kids are being locked up, denied care, and treated like they don’t matter. This must end. https://youtube.com/shorts/-3GFvkHAHBg?feature=share15 Apr 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjk2edbbts2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mjibxnxxgk22I delivered $3+ million for Austin’s first universally accessible playground at Onion Creek Park. Kids of all abilities will be able to play together. When too many of our tax dollars are going to war and chaos, this is an example of the good our government can do. https://youtube.com/shorts/NPeG3o6Cs08?feature=share14 Apr 2026 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjibxnxxgk22https://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mji3t3oyec2cI've just learned that Hayam El Gamal, who I met with at Dilley detention center last week, is being denied an ultrasound by ICE, even though CT scans show an unidentified lump that has been causing her pain. This is dangerous and outrageous.14 Apr 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mji3t3oyec2chttps://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mjf73uv2i22mTrump said he'd go after the "bad guys." So why’d his Department of Justice drop 23,000 criminal investigations? Because prosecutors were pulled off investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime, drugs, and more to hunt down innocent immigrant families. https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doj-immigration-bondi-declinations-criminal-investigations13 Apr 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf73uv2i22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mjcy24bq3c2qThis is called ‘surveillance pricing.’ It should be illegal. I have a bill to ban it. https://truthout.org/articles/some-states-are-targeting-a-tactic-corporations-use-to-raise-your-grocery-prices/12 Apr 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjcy24bq3c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mja2x5hqsk2jHere’s a number every American should know. $8 billion. That’s how much Trump’s unnecessary war with Iran has already cost Americans in extra gas prices. Outrageous.11 Apr 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mja2x5hqsk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mj6gasvunk2eYesterday, Trump said he’d keep OSHA’s heat safety program. Today, his administration gutted it by removing the inspection goals that made it matter. That’s unacceptable. I’ll keep fighting to protect workers from dangerous heat. https://www.eenews.net/articles/trump-worker-heat-program-removes-inspection-goals/10 Apr 2026 22:57 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6gasvunk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mj3dogvei22xAustinites facing domestic violence deserve a safe place to go. On the city council I led the effort to open this shelter, and I will not accept it closing now. Austin elected officials at all levels must come together to save it. https://www.statesman.com/news/local/article/austin-safe-alliance-budget-crisis-22187838.php/09 Apr 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3dogvei22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mj3772vxpc2jLast week, I led 46 lawmakers demanding OSHA extend a rule that protects workers from dangerous heat. Today they announced they'll extend the initiative in some way. But I’ll be watching to make sure it stays as strong as it needs to be. I’ll keep fighting to protect workers from dangerous heat. https://www.eenews.net/articles/trump-admin-to-renew-biden-heat-safety-program/09 Apr 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:3kapv2cmc5r6ehswf6nwo5wt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3772vxpc2j