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DRM News' full Capitol briefing captures calls to ban congressional stock trading, expand healthcare and abolish ICE after Democrats' midterm gains.
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Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 61,581 views a day, 23 times a normal first day on this channel (2,708).
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- 0:18Casar announces at least 25 incoming caucus members, describing the group as its largest-ever class.
- 2:47Casar proposes lower consumer costs, expanded social programs, and bans on congressional stock trading and super PACs.
- 4:40Jayapal argues progressive policies appeal to working-class voters and calls for universal healthcare and restrictions on ICE.
- 9:47Villegas presents his Central Valley victory as evidence that progressive populist campaigns can win swing districts.
- 13:34Wiener advocates more housing, public transit, universal healthcare and artificial intelligence regulation.
- 38:08Casar takes reporters' questions and defends pursuing progressive priorities in Republican-leaning and competitive districts.
Banning congressional stock trading sits alongside universal healthcare and lower household costs in Greg Casar's pitch for what progressive Democrats should do with their election gains.
Outside the Capitol, the Congressional Progressive Caucus chair introduces at least 25 incoming members, calling the group its largest-ever class. DRM News' full recording follows the introductions through to reporters' questions, offering a detailed look at the priorities lawmakers want to bring into a Democratic-controlled Congress.
Casar pairs economic proposals with changes to how Washington operates: banning super PACs, restricting lawmakers' stock trading and reducing corporate political influence. Pramila Jayapal argues that progressive policies have broad working-class appeal and calls for universal healthcare.
The speakers also make clear that their agenda extends beyond affordability. Delia Ramirez calls for dismantling the Department of Homeland Security and abolishing ICE. Scott Wiener connects housing shortages and public transit with healthcare and artificial intelligence regulation, while Donovan McKinney urges early passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
One recurring argument is about where these ideas can win. Randy Villegas points to his California Central Valley swing-district victory as evidence that a progressive populist platform need not be confined to safely Democratic seats. Casar returns to that argument when taking questions near the end.
The full briefing drew about 24,000 views in six hours, a much faster start than DRM News' usual regular upload. A separate Casar introduction video is also drawing an unusually fast audience. In the full version, viewers get the individual lawmakers' priorities as well as the caucus leadership's shared pitch.
A Democratic U.S. representative for Texas’s 35th congressional district since 2023. He previously served on Austin’s city council.
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- Channel
- DRM News
- Subscribers
- 986,000 ▲ 5,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 9,251,162
- Channel views, pace per day
- 600,407 (on a normal day: 1,345,938)
- Video published
- November 8, 2026
- Video views so far
- 24,437 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 61,581
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Both uploads from the progressive caucus announcement are drawing views well above DRM News' usual regular-video pace.
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Casar served on the Austin City Council from 2015 to 2022 before entering Congress.