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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.

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Jul 7, 2025

I don’t think it’s helpful to have missing key personnel from the [NWS] not in place to help prevent these tragedies.

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Jul 6, 2025

I don’t think it’s helpful to have missing key personnel from the [NWS] not in place to help prevent these tragedies.

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Jul 2, 2025

Three years ago today, I was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. That day, my youngest child, my daughter, turned 2 months old. There is a drug that I have to take every month, every 28 days, and the first time I saw the bill for that…

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Apr 7, 2025

First things first: The impact of folks not filing their taxes because they are afraid of deportation would be detrimental to our economy.

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Mar 31, 2025

It is an honor to be here tonight with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and with our Democratic leader as well, to celebrate and remember a man who made a difference: Raul Grijalva. He never forgot where he came from. Just as…

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Mar 25, 2025

The idea that this information, if it was presented to our committee would not be classified, y'all know, is a lie.

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Feb 26, 2025

It was irresponsible for the president to put a vaccine skeptic in charge of the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Sep 18, 2024

It makes it harder to do our work as Members.

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Sep 18, 2024

Overclassification undermines critical democratic objectives, such as increasing transparency to promote an informed citizenry and greater accountability.

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Jul 22, 2024

The brave and courageous people of Georgia and Moldova have inspired the world in pursuit of freedom and democracy.

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Jul 22, 2024

I was grateful to introduce the bipartisan MEGOBARI Act to hold the pro-Russian Georgian Dream party accountable.

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Jul 22, 2024

It is surprising to us that the Georgian Dream government has decided that China... is an appropriate strategic partner for Georgia.

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Jul 22, 2024

Sadly, Putin is just trying to recreate the Soviet Union.

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Apr 9, 2024

mitigate staffing shortages by hiring, training, and certifying technical staff to be ready to assume those critical radar maintenance duties as technicians retire.

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Feb 14, 2024

So, let me ask you: so, it is fair to say the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan began as a result of the February 2020 DOHA agreement under President Trump?

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Feb 14, 2024

The Trump Administration initiated the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan by negotiating and, ultimately, concluding the DOHA deal in February 2020 with an explicit aim to withdraw all American troops in the country in 14 months.

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Feb 13, 2024

But the assessment is made before the transfer of these arms?

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Feb 13, 2024

This piece of legislation is a bad idea. The right to participate in a boycott is an expression of free speech and free association that has been enshrined in American law since our Nation's founding. This bill would allow the President…

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Feb 6, 2024

My colleagues on the other side of the aisle have claimed that we need to secure the border. Even when President Biden made the comment that he would be willing to shut down the border because it is overwhelmed, the Republican Speaker says…

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Feb 6, 2024

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, this impeachment against Secretary Mayorkas is a sham. The process was a sham. The charges are a sham. You might wonder, if that is the case, then why go through all of this trouble? Well…

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Feb 5, 2024

I do not see this amendment as trying--as over regulating. The amendment is simply trying to make sure that we get the information...

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Feb 5, 2024

I speak in opposition to H.R. 6609, the TIGER Act, which would undermine transparency on arms sales and congressional oversight.

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Jan 17, 2024

The embargo on Cuba has not only failed to advance U.S. interests but has had devastating humanitarian effects.

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Jan 17, 2024

this move to not allow one of our colleagues in the U.S. Congress who's been elected by the people she represents to sit and participate on a panel like this is, I think, unprecedented.

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Jan 17, 2024

This is the creation of a market-based economy, the beginnings of it at least?

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