Mr Casar said in a tweet: 'Yesterday was incredible. I was honoured to be joined at my thirst strike by workers in Texas and across the nation - and by lots of colleagues pushing for federal heat safety protections.'
A US congressman ended a food and water strike protest over a Texas law overriding protection for people working outdoors in intense heat after nine hours.
As he began his strike at the US Capitol, Washington DC was experiencing hot, humid temperature of about 31C . Without fluids, a human can only survive a few days, according to the UK National Health Service. The capital could see temperatures of up to 37C on Thursday. It cited a report of several examples of workplace deaths to have taken place this year that are believed to be the result of the heat.
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