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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 yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, pandemics don't respect borders and they don't care about nationalities. We have witnessed that this year with the spread of the coronavirus. That is why this bill…
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…
Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Cicilline), a valued member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
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…
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…
You all made the point that one of your chief complaints with Inspector General Linick was that he was not providing you the information that you needed to do your jobs.
If you have nothing to hide, why do not you call provide us the information that we are looking for?
We are entitled to engage in an oversight function and we have not been provided the documents and the resources that we need to do our jobs.
Many of us have been very concerned about President Trump's undermining of the rule of law.
It shattered decades-long norms that have kept our diplomats in the State Department out of politics.
we need to continue to stand for democracy and human rights in Venezuela; we also need to be realistic.
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