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Joaquin Castro's Public Statements

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

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03/07/2023 Warren, Castro Urge Department of Defense to Waive Civilians' Medical Debt Incurred at Military Treatment Facilities
01/25/2023 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Booker, Menendez, Ocasio-Cortez, Luján, Padilla, Casar, Grijalva Lead Bicameral Coalition of Nearly 80 Lawmakers in Pushing Back Against the Biden Administration's Expansion of Title 42 and Proposed Asylum Transit Ban
01/12/2023 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Meeks, Castro, Gallego, García, Wild Lead 46 Members Calling on Biden to Revoke Bolsonaro's U.S. Visa, Investigate U.S.-Based Instigators of Brazilian Insurrection
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
11/15/2022 Letter to Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, Robert Santos, Director of the US Census Bureau - Rep. Jones Joins Colleagues in Urging Census Bureau to Include Information on Lgbtq+ People in 2030 Census
11/14/2022 Letter to Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Castro, Booker, Jayapal Lead 83 Members Calling on Biden Administration to Remove Barriers to Affordable Health Care for Daca Recipients
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
11/02/2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Van Hollen, Murphy, Merkley, Cicilline, Keating, Colleagues Call on Administration to Center Human Rights Ahead of Cop27 in Egypt
10/21/2022 Letter to Mr. Richard C. Visek, Acting Legal Advisor for the US Department of State - Jacobs, Castro Lead Call for Biden Administration to Affirm Global Commitment to Protecting Sexual and Reproductive Rights Post­-dobbs
10/11/2022 Letter to Jessica Rosenworcel, Chair of the Federal Communications Commission - Congressman Castro Calls on Eeoc and Fcc to Prevent Discrimination and Strengthen Equal Opportunity for Latinos in American Media
10/07/2022 Letter to Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas - Congresswoman Escobar Leads Letter to Governor Abbott Inquiring About the Lack of Withheld Federal Taxes for OLS Servicemembers
10/06/2022 Letter to Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Budget and Management - Senator Baldwin Leads 117 Members of Congress in Asking the Biden Administration to Request Budget Funding that Adequately Reflects the President's Priority to Advance LGBTQI+ Rights Around the World
09/28/2022 Letter to Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce - Murphy, Warren, Castro, Torres Demand Answers from Commerce Department about Troubling Increase in Approvals of Assault Weapon Exports
09/22/2022 Letter to Deanne Criswell, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Pfluger, Veasey Lead Bipartisan Letter on Federal Disaster Relief for Small Communities
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
09/12/2022 Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Schakowsky Renews Call to End Deputization of Local Police as Immigration Enforcement
08/17/2022 Letter to Chris Magnus, Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection - Castro, Grijalva, Chu Demand Accountability From Customs and Border Protection After Continued Reports of Turban Confiscations
08/03/2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - García, Eshoo, McGovern, Correa, Lead Letter to Biden Calling for Justice for Slain Mexican Jesuit Priests
07/28/2022 Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States, and Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Urging Biden Administration to Extend Student Loan Payment Pause
07/22/2022 Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, and Samantha Power, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development - Expansion of Support for LGBTQI+ Rights in Latin America
07/20/2022 Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Rep. García and 11 Members of Congress Urge Secretary Blinken to Support Guatemala Land Defenders Against Illegal Mining Project
07/15/2022 Letter to Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, Samantha Power, Administrator for the US Agency for International Development - Congressmen Krishnamoorthi And Blumenauer Call On Biden Administration To Scale-Up Response To Global Food Insecurity
07/15/2022 Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Closing the Coverage Gap in Reconciliation to Improve the Health of our Neighbors in Non-Expansion States
07/15/2022 Letter to Steven Dettelbach, Director of the Bureau of Alcoho, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives - Calling for the Prohibition of Sales of Hellfire Trigger Devices
07/12/2022 Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States, and Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Declaring a National Emergency on Abortion Access

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