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Joaquin Castro's Public Statements on Issue: Technology and Communication

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (TX) - District 20

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11/22/2022 Letter to Elon Musk, CEO of Twitter - Castro, Cárdenas, Luján, Menendez Lead Colleagues Urging Twitter to Restore Protections for Spanish-speaking Users
11/04/2022 Letter to Susan Wojcicki, CEO of Youtube - Ahead of 2022 Midterms, Castro, Cárdenas, Menendez, and Luján Press Youtube to Urgently Address Spanish-language Disinformation
09/22/2022 Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Congresswoman Tenney Leads Bipartisan Letter Calling on Biden Admin to Support Internet Freedom in Iran
07/28/2022 Congressman Castro Votes to Pass Chips and Science Act to Tackle Semiconductor Shortage, Invest in American Manufacturing, and Lower Costs for Consumers
07/22/2022 Castro, Clarke, Luján Lead Congressional Call for FCC to Establish New Diversity Reporting Requirements for Media Licensees and Regulatees
07/06/2022 Letter to Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission - Protect Data Privacy of People Seeking Reproductive Health Care
04/20/2022 Letter to Mark Zuckerberg - Cárdenas, Luján, Menendez, Klobuchar Urge Meta to Combat Russian Media Spanish-Language Disinformation on Ukraine
01/18/2022 Menendez Joins Congressional Hispanic Caucus In Requesting Meetings With Social Media CEOs To Discuss Spanish-Language Misinformation
12/15/2021 Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, and Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Wyden, Schiff, Meeks and Maloney Lead House and Senate Democrats in Callng for Magnitsky Act Sanctions Against Companies That Enable Human Rights Abuses
11/05/2021 Representatives Tom Malinowski, Katie Porter, Joaquin Castro, and Anna G. Eshoo Respond to Addition of NSO group to Entity List for Malicious Cyber Activities
07/29/2021 Letter to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO Facebook Inc, Sarah Friar, CEO Nextdoor.com Inc, Susan Wojcicki, CEO Youtube Inc, Jack Dorsey, CEO Twitter Inc, - Luján, Klobuchar, Cárdenas Lead Colleagues Urging Tech CEOs to Combat Spanish-Language Disinformation
07/26/2021 Congressman Castro Announces Nearly $900,000 to Help San Antonians with Disabilities Ride via Bus
07/23/2021 Congressman Castro Announces &1 Million WiFi Expansion for San Antonio Public Housing Residents
07/06/2021 Congressman Castro Announces $1 Million for UTSA and Port SA Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Park Included in Defense Appropriations Bill
07/03/2020 Letter to Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs; and Hal Rogers, Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs - Schiff, Raskin, Engel, Colleagues Send Letter to Appropriations Subcommittee to Bolster Oversight of U.S. Agency for Global Media
05/12/2020 Letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer - Reps. Sewell and Trone Lead 83 Members in Urging Congressional Leadership to Allocate Over $86 Billion for Broadband Expansion in a Future COVID-19 Relief Package
04/28/2020 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Durbin, Duckworth Join Bicameral Letter Urging Federal Communications Commission To Coordinate With Other Federal Agencies To Inform Low-Income Families They Can Receive Broadband Services
04/21/2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Haaland Part of Coalition Democratic Leaders of Color Urging Emergency Funding for Diverse Local Media Outlets During COVID19 Crisis
04/14/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States, the Hon. Steve Mnuchin, Sec. of the Treasury, and Charles P. Retting, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service - Representative Adriano Espaillat Leads Democratic Members to Demand Spanish and Multi-Language Access to IRS Payment Portal
02/25/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Acting Chief of Staff for the White House - Deutch, Luria, 22 Representatives Demand White House Deny TruNews Press Credentials
12/06/2019 Letter to Brian Roberts, CEO of Comcast Corportation, and Jeffrey Hirsch, CEO of STARZ - Rush, Joined by Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Calls on Comcast to Negotiate in Good Faith, Preserve Diverse Programming
01/10/2019 Protecting Diplomats From Surveillance Through Consumer Devices Act
01/04/2019 Castro Reintroduces Bill to Protect Foreign Service Offices from Unauthorized Surveillance Through Consumer Devices
11/28/2018 Castro Welcomes Senate Committee Passage of Bill to Protect Foreign Service Officers
08/03/2018 Castro Announces $189K for UTSA Bioengineering Research

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