Sep 23, 2020
I never saw a Latino or Latina portrayed as a member of Congress, which I am so privileged to be today.
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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Sep 22, 2020
Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. As I begin, I express deep gratitude to Chairman Engel for his strong and steady leadership on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and specifically, with respect to this bill, for…
Sep 22, 2020
Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5664) to amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to ensure adequate time for the preparation of the annual Trafficking in Persons Report, require the timely…
Sep 22, 2020
Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCAUL. Madam Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fitzpatrick), the coauthor of the bill. An esteemed member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the…
Sep 22, 2020
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. 5664. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…
Sep 22, 2020
Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time for the purpose of closing. As the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and that is undoubtedly true in global health. We have seen firsthand the dangers of a…
Sep 22, 2020
Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6210) ensuring that goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China do not enter the United States market, and for…
Sep 22, 2020
Madam Chair, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include in the Record extraneous material on H.R. 4864. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the…
Sep 22, 2020
Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include in the Record extraneous material on H.R. 6210. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the…
Sep 22, 2020
Madam Speaker, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the gentleman. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I believe the lack of any international response for so long allowed the Chinese Government the space to impose this extreme system of…
Sep 22, 2020
Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCAUL. Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Yoho).
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