A Democrat congressman from Texas was mocked and ridiculed after he barely survived a “thirst strike” without water for more than eight grueling hours at the U.S. Capitol.
“Yesterday was incredible. I was honored to be joined at my thirst strike by workers in Texas and across the nation—and by lots of colleagues pushing for federal heat safety protections,” tweeted Rep. Greg Casar (D-Tex.). — (@) “9 hours without water or food, but I’m more energized than ever to get this done,” he triumphantly proclaimed.
Casar was protesting against a Texas state law that would remove some worker protections passed by local governments. The cities of Houston and San Antonio have filed lawsuits against the law that would go into force on Sept. 1. Casar called on President Joe Biden to support a federal heat standard to protect workers and require water breaks […]
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