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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.
Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 8463. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…
Madam Speaker, I have no more speakers, and I am ready to close. I reserve the balance of my time.
Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume for the purpose of closing. Madam Speaker, I want to reiterate my staunch support for the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Act of 2022. This legislation encourages the values of…
Madam Speaker, it is my honor to yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Georgia (Ms. Williams).
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…
Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 8446, as amended. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the…
Mr. Speaker, there are a lot of great things in this legislation. I want to focus on one thing that is important for San Antonio. In 2019, my county, Bexar County, had the second-highest death toll from diabetes. My grandmother died from…
Mr. Speaker, I rise to urge my colleagues to support H. Res. 892, calling on the Government of the Republic of Rwanda to release Paul Rusesabagina on humanitarian grounds. Paul is a hero of the Rwandan genocide and a permanent resident of…
I was pleased to see the Department of Labor's June 10th guidance on preventing abusive recruitment practices of prospective workers in the H-2A and H-2B programs.
Madam Speaker, I rise to vote to do something. It is too easy for dangerous people to get dangerous weapons in this country, and we are either going to do something about it or we are not. I want you to imagine for a second that a shooter…
There is no doubt that Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, has made Texas a more dangerous place for everyone.
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