Joaquin Castro

I am currently working on legislation to address this issue.

In Texas, in their film incentive program they will not, they will not provide funding for any film that is critical of Texas.

Hollywood studios and executives are choosing profits over principle, plain and simple.

I urge this Congress to support amendment No. 71 to H.R. 3935. My city of San Antonio is known as Military City USA. It is home to tens of thousands of soldiers, airmen, intelligence professionals, and cybersecurity experts who need direct…

That is it fundamentally, I think.

The Administration's Indo-Pacific strategy recognizes the importance of both the Pacific and Indian Oceans to U.S. interests.

Adam Schiff did his job. That is why they are trying to censure him today. Mr. Speaker, he held a mirror up to today's Republican Party, and they can't stand the ugliness. Instead, they want to protect the most corrupt, indicted, and…

The main mission of the DFC is not to be reactionary to China.

I've often said that the United States should engage in competition with China, when necessary prioritize our sources of strength at home and provide funding to countries that need our support.

I will not allow this to be pulled into the weeds to try to become a game of gotcha.

The way we represent ourselves to the world, the way we present ourselves to the world, and the people that we send out to represent our Nation also matters.

When we do tap into our full strength and potential as a nation we are at our best.

This is not a box-checking exercise.

We need to have an honest conversation here about the value of diversity, about the barriers that exist for vast swaths of our country, and how we can realize our full potential in every respect.

In Guatemala, you know, elections are coming up on June 25. And Guatemalan judges are largely perceived to be under the influence of President Giammattei have banned four of the top opposition Presidential candidates from participating.

What specific efforts are you undertaking or proposing to help countries integrate these migrants?

Thank you, Chairwoman. As we discussed, the vast majority--I discussed earlier the vast majority of migrants displaced in the Western Hemisphere are in countries like Venezuela, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Panama, and Mexico.

I want to publicly call for the release and return of Eyvin Hernandez, who has been wrongly retained in Venezuela since March 2022.

Absent broader congressional action, re-designating TPS for these nations could be the single most consequential thing the Biden Administration does on immigration and would meaningfully help thousands of families.

I want to urge the Administration to re-designate temporary protected status for countries affected by ongoing U.S. court cases, including Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador.

I look forward to hearing about what we can do to help these countries with the integration of migrants as part of our border strategy and on migration in the hemisphere.

I introduced the Millennium Challenge Corporation's Candidate Reform Act, which would modernize MCC's statutory criteria.

The United States must continue to be an economic partner, a first choice for nations around the world.

One of the things that I mentioned previously is the American side of this whole issue and this tragedy is completely missing.

Adding fentanyl substances to the Annex on Chemicals is a blunt instrument that would severely harm the United States healthcare system.