{"id":1982723,"date":"2023-07-25T21:44:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T01:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrat-goes-on-thirst-strike-protests-for-federally-mandated-water-breaks\/"},"modified":"2023-07-25T21:46:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T01:46:36","slug":"house-democrat-goes-on-thirst-strike-protests-for-federally-mandated-water-breaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrat-goes-on-thirst-strike-protests-for-federally-mandated-water-breaks\/","title":{"rendered":"House Democrat stages &#8216;thirst strike,&#8217; demands federal water breaks."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-democrat-goes-on-thirst-strike-protests-for-federally-mandated-water-breaks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1982723&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(L-R) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\u200b (D-NY) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) (Photo\u200b by Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Ocasio-Cortez \u2064and Casar Lead &#8220;Thirst Strike&#8221; in Protest of Texas Law<\/h2>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/noah-herring\">Noah Herring<\/a><br \/>5:10 PM \u2013 Tuesday, July 25,\u200c 2023<\/p>\n<p>A\u200b Democrat congressman\u2063 started\u200c a\u00a0 &#8220;thirst strike&#8221; in protest \u200bof a \u200cTexas law\u2064 that\u2062 critics \u200bclaim will override local mandates such as water breaks for people working\u2062 in the heat. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On\u200b Tuesday, Representative Greg Casar\u200d (D-Texas), whose \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-mexico-democrat-candidate-gabe-vasquez-deletes-tweets-slamming-oil-to-masquerade-as-moderate\/\" title=\"New Mexico Democrat Candidate Gabe Vasquez Deletes Tweets Slamming Oil To Masquerade As Moderate\">congressional district covers<\/a> much of Austin and San Antonio, tweeted a photo of himself \u2062with civil rights activist\u200b Dolores Huerta, while \u200dtaking his last sip of water before his strike.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;Just took my last \u2063drink of water before my thirst \u2063strike with the one and only, Dolores \u2063Huerta. #WorkersCantWait,&#8221; he captioned the tweet. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Casar demanded that the Biden\u200d Administration\u2062 implement an Occupational Safety\u200b and Health Administration (OSHA) workplace standard for the heat \u2064as \u2064soon\u200d as possible in a \u200cletter that \u200cwas crafted and signed by more than 110 Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Those who signed criticized a\u200d new law from Governor Greg\u2062 Abbott \u2063(R-Texas) that they \u2062claim would take power away from cities and could eliminate heat protections in Dallas and Austin. <\/p>\n<p>Despite criticism of\u2063 the \u200dlaw, <a href=\"https:\/\/capitol.texas.gov\/tlodocs\/88R\/billtext\/pdf\/HB02127I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House\u200b Bill 2127<\/a> does not mention\u2062 water\u200c breaks specifically, but \u2062prohibits cities from creating rules \u200dthat go beyond state law. Presently, there is\u200c no federal or state law\u2064 that mandates employers to \u2063provide paid \u200cwater\u200b breaks. <\/p>\n<p>Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\u200b (D-N.Y), Sylvia \u200bGarcia (D-Texas), Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) were \u200cseen showing support\u200b for Casar during\u2062 the thirst strike.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;In the wealthiest country in the\u200c history\u2064 of \u2062the\u2063 world, \u2063workers shouldn&#8217;t \u2062be dying from heat-related \u2064illnesses. Proud to join \u200dthis effort \u2062led by @GregCasar,&#8221; Omar\u200c tweeted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USProgressives?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USProgressives<\/a> \u2062are being represented well\u200d at our Vigil &#038; \u200dThirst Strike for\u200d Workers&#8217; Rights!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you Deputy Chair <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ilhan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Ilhan<\/a> and\u200d Chair <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJayapal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepJayapal<\/a> \u200dfor showing solidarity and urging <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> \u2064to create a federal heat\u200c rule.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WorkersCantWait?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WorkersCantWait<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DA4nMG0cKC\">pic.twitter.com\/DA4nMG0cKC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2062 Congressman Greg Casar (@RepCasar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepCasar\/status\/1683963893238861825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We joined <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepCasar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepCasar<\/a> and Dolores \u200cHuerta at their thirst \u2064strike. Texas just passed a law blocking water breaks for construction workers. President Biden can stop\u200b it\u200d by implementing a heat \u2063stress rule. It&#8217;s time for the President to \u200cact.\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WorkersCantWait?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WorkersCantWait<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ECtvqiDDSG\">pic.twitter.com\/ECtvqiDDSG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Alexandria \u2063Ocasio-Cortez\u200c (@RepAOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAOC\/status\/1683922140699975681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The strike comes after the nation is \u2063experiencing historic heatwaves. \u2062Around 46 million\u200c Americans were under heat warnings on \u2064Tuesday, with no\u200d signs of temperatures lowering in \u2064the next\u2064 couple\u200d of days. <\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive\u200c breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Other Headlines:<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Lebron James&#8217; son, Bronny,\u200c collapses during practice while Hunter\u2062 Biden&#8217;s art is a hot commodity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Hunter Biden&#8217;s\u200c much<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-in-long-island-continue-searching-home-of-suspected-serial-killer\/\" title=\"Long Island police still searching suspected serial killer's home.\">-anticipated court date<\/a> is set for\u200c Wednesday, but it&#8217;s unclear if the judge \u200bwill accept his plea deal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Police are wrapping up their search in the home of suspected &#8216;Giglo Beach&#8217; serial killer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>The Grassroots \u200bactivist group FreedomWorks joins \u2062members of the\u2064 House Freedom Caucus in calling on appropriators \u200cand GOP\u2063 leadership\u200b to \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrat-goes-on-thirst-strike-protests-for-federally-mandated-water-breaks\/\" title=\"House Democrat stages 'thirst strike,' demands federal water breaks.\">roll\u200b back current spending levels<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>SYDNEY (Reuters) &#8211; New Zealand said on Wednesday it \u200dwould boost \u200dits cyber defences\u200c by \u2062setting up a lead agency\u200b to make&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>By Supantha \u2064Mukherjee, Martin\u200d Coulter and Sheila\u200b Dang (Reuters) -After 17 years with an\u200d iconic \u200bblue bird that came to \u200csymbolize\u2062 the&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>By Elizabeth Howcroft\u2062 LONDON (Reuters) -Britain&#8217;s data\u2062 regulator said on \u2063Tuesday \u2063it will examine\u2063 Worldcoin, a \u2064project by OpenAI CEO\u2063 Sam \u200bAltman&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>By Candelaria Grimberg BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) &#8211; A project \u2064by Argentine artist Santiago Barros \u200buses artificial intelligence\u2062 to imagine what the children&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday, July 25, 2023, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) initiated a &#8220;thirst strike&#8221; against a Texas law that allegedly undermines local regulations, including mandatory water breaks for workers in hot conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2055,"featured_media":1982724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1982723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1982723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2055"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1982723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1982723\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1982724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1982723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1982723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1982723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}