Joaquin Castro actually said...

"I especially want to recognize that women have played a leading role in Belarusian, the democratic movement that has grown."

"I am circulating to the other members the Belarus Democracy Act and Human Rights and Sovereignty Act of 2023, which we hope to move as quickly as we can."

"I hope to build on that support in this Congress."

"It is important that I am here today in this first hearing because it is a topic that means so much to me: democracy, democracy and the preservation of it."