After launching what he referred to as a "thirst strike" to bring attention to federally enforced water breaks, Democrat Congressman Greg Casar was widely criticized online after his attempted protest lasted only eight hours before he felt that he had to hydrate.

A House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee grilled President Biden’s Health and Human Services secretary, Xavier Becerra, over how the administration has handled an exponential surge in unaccompanied migrant children.