Statement record

Greg Casar — Jul 9, 2025 · 6:00 am EDT

U.S. Representative (D-TX-35) · Jul 9, 2025 · 6:00 am EDT

Casar joined Reps. Doggett, Castro, and other Texas Democrats in a July 9, 2025 letter requesting an urgent House Homeland Security oversight hearing on FEMA's preparedness and response, writing that the flooding "raises serious concerns about FEMA's readiness and highlights the damaging role that the Trump administration has played in weakening the Federal government's capacity to respond to disasters." He was also a cosponsor of the Texas Flood Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R.4749).

Analysis notes

Affected TX delegation (non-core). Names Trump-administration weakening of disaster response; policy vehicle (hearing + supplemental); no explicit climate link in this letter.

Codes

Disaster Mention yes — Hearing request about the Texas flood response.
Climate Connection no
Mentioned Republican Obstruction of Climate Action partial — FEMA-readiness hearing — disaster-response weakening, not climate-action obstruction. Recoded partial 2026-08-07: disaster-response/preparedness blame (NWS/FEMA/NOAA cuts, IG/hearing demands) — not Republican obstruction of climate action under the August 2026 prevention rule.