Greg Casar will represent the newly-redrawn District 35 in the U.S. House of Representatives, which includes East Austin and part of Hays County.
"I just feel really, truly honored to be able to be the first Latino representing this community and directly in the Congress," said Casar.
"What I learned on the City Council is everyday folks need to have their voice heard," said Casar. "And that's what we need to focus on in D.C." "Yeah, what we recognize is that we have to actually solve these problems. And it became so, so difficult sometimes at the local level during the pandemic when the shelters' capacity was getting cut in half," said Casar. "But in the Congress and alongside local leaders, our job has to be to provide the kind of mental health services, substance use services, and the housing and shelter necessary to actually solve the problem.
"There are the big issues of raising the minimum wage and addressing the climate crisis, restoring abortion rights that have to be addressed by the Congress. And then there's the key local issues. The rent is rising and housing prices," said Casar.
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