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Joaquin Castro

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Joaquin Castro is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 20th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he has focused on issues such as immigration reform, healthcare, and education. Castro has been an advocate for policies that support the Latino community and has worked to address economic disparities in his district. He is known for his vocal opposition to certain policies of the Trump administration, particularly regarding foreign aid and disaster response.

Sep 28, 2022

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 8681) to establish the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship to fund international internships and research placements for early- to mid-career professionals to study…

Congressional Record · 2022-09-28
Sep 28, 2022

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 8681, as amended. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the…

Congressional Record · 2022-09-28
Sep 28, 2022

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume for the purpose of closing. Madam Speaker, as the world continues to experience climate-related devastation, downstream effects of COVID-19 on global supply chains, and the crippling…

Congressional Record · 2022-09-28
Sep 28, 2022

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of this bill that reauthorizes the Global Food Security Act. I thank my colleagues, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Smith, Chairman Meeks, and…

Congressional Record · 2022-09-28
Sep 28, 2022

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 8463) to modify the requirements under the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 for candidate countries, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text…

Congressional Record · 2022-09-28
Sep 28, 2022

Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Ms. McCollum). Ms. McCOLLUM. Madam Speaker, today, I rise in support of my bill, the Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022, a bipartisan bill, which I worked on…

Congressional Record · 2022-09-28
Sep 28, 2022

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 4821, the Combating the Persecution of Religious Groups in China Act, introduced by my colleague, Representative Vicky Hartzler. The…

Congressional Record · 2022-09-28
Sep 28, 2022

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume for the purpose of closing. Madam Speaker, the Millennium Challenge Corporation Eligibility Expansion Act will improve the MCC's ability to form stable, long-term compacts in the…

Congressional Record · 2022-09-28
Sep 28, 2022

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4821) to hold accountable senior officials of the Government of the People's Republic of China who are responsible for, complicit in, or have directly persecuted Christians…

Congressional Record · 2022-09-28

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