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Joaquin Castro's Public Statements on Issue: Women

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

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07/21/2022 Congressman Castro Votes to Block Far-right Efforts to Restrict Access to Birth Control
04/26/2022 Letter to the Honorable Sanford Bishop, Chariman of Agriculture Subcommittee, The Honorable Kay Granger, Ranking Member of Agriculture Subcommittee - Funding the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program
03/21/2022 Letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Daniel Tsai, Deputy Administrator and Director - Ensuring Medicaid Patients in Texas Can Access Planned Parenthood Health Centers
09/02/2021 Statement from Congressman Castro on Supreme Court's Ruling on Texas Law SB8
06/17/2021 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader of the Senate - Senator Baldwin Urges House and Senate Leadership to Prioritize Maternal Health in Next Recovery Package
11/19/2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Dept. of Homeland Security, the Hon. Christopher Wray, Dir. of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Hon. Tony Pham, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Dir. of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Eric Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General of the Dept. of Justice - Menendez, Booker Join Colleagues in Demanding Trump Admin. Halt Deportations of Victims of Medical Malpractice by ICE Doctor
09/15/2020 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General of the Dept. of Homeland Security - 173 Members of Congress Urge DHS Inspector General to Open Investigation Into Whistleblower Allegations Regarding High Rates of Hysterectomies Being Performed on Immigrant Women
08/26/2020 Letter to the Hon. John Barsa, Acting Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development - Congresswomen Meng and Lee Spearhead Letter to Head of USAID Calling for Changes to Agency's New Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Policy
07/14/2020 Letter to the Hon. Kenneth Cuccinelli, Senior Official Performing Duties of the Director for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - Congressman Panetta Calls on DHS for Protections for Immigrant Survivors of Crimes
07/06/2020 Letter to Sean O'Donnell, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Defense - Rep. Cisneros Joins Colleagues Requesting DoD IG to Conduct an Independent Investigation into Specialist Vanessa Guillen's Case
05/22/2020 Letter to Betsy DeVos, Department of Education Secretary, and Kenneth L. Marcus, Department of Education Assistant Secretary - Reps Speier, Kuster, Pressley and Slotkin Lead Letter Urging the Department of Education to Rescind its Indefensible Title IX Rule
03/27/2020 Letter to the Hon. Greg Abbott, Governor of the State of Texas - Rep. Veasey (TX-33) Spearheads Letter Asking Local Officials to Reconsider Ban Stripping Essential Access to Health Care for Texas Women
03/12/2020 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Admin. of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Leads Texas Delegation Letter to Oppose Texas' Family Planning Waiver
07/17/2019 Letter to USCIS and ICE - Castro and Moore Co-Draft Letter to USCIS and ICE to Address Ongoing Mistreatment of Abused Immigrants
06/06/2019 Letter to Secretary Pompeo, Secretary of State - Brooks, Frankel Urge Pompeo to Include Afghan Women in Peace Talks
05/15/2019 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Joaquin Castro
10/01/2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - House Leaders Decry Omission of Reproductive Health in Annual Human Rights Report
08/14/2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Congress Members Condemn Arrest of Women's Rights Activists in Saudi Arabia
05/15/2018 Lujan Grisham, Castro Welcome Amazon Decision to Increase Board Diversity
04/17/2018 The Hill - The Foreign Policy Case for Decriminalizing Abortion in El Salvador
10/26/2017 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, the Hon. Alexander Acosta, and the Hon. Eric Hargan - Reverse Birth Control Access Rollback
07/25/2017 Letter to the Hon. Thomas E. Price, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Cuts to Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program
06/12/2017 Letter to the Hon. Charles Smith, Executive Commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission - Protect Patient Access to Family Planning Providers
01/19/2017 Letter to Hon. Donald Trump, President-elect - Affordable Care Act and Planned Parenthood
06/27/2016 Castro Statement On Whole Woman's Health V. Hellerstedt Decision

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