Washington, April 9 -- Congressman Greg Casar issued the following press release:
Following news that Travis county will withhold subsidies from Tesla because of failure to meet its contractual obligations and protect workers, Congressman Greg Casar issued the following statement:
"Tesla has a track record of illegally endangering workers, and I am glad to see Travis County saving taxpayer money by withholding some of these unnecessary subsidies. Travis County taxpayers should not be paying to put workers at risk, and Elon Musk doesn't need our money in the first place. Given the terrible death of Victor Gomez Sr., Travis County should withhold future subsidies."
Casar has been a consistent advocate for safety of workers at the Gigafacto...