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Internal Memo Suggests 80,000 Cuts to Veterans Affairs

The Trump administration is facing mounting criticism following reports of an internal memo suggesting that it will cut over 80,000…

1 year ago

Biden Signs Castro, Salazar DISPOSE Act into Law

Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R) and Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro (D) are celebrating a legislative victory as their DISPOSE…

1 year ago

Castro Condemns Venezuela's Argentina Embassy Siege

Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro (D) helped lead a bipartisan group of House members in condemning the Venezuelan government's siege at…

1 year ago

House Foreign Affairs Committee Passes Salazar's DISPOSE Act

The Destruction Initiative for Stored Precursors Overseas and Safe Enforcement (DISPOSE) Act will create fentanyl and precursor chemical destruction facilities…

2 years ago

Allred, Castro Introduce Bill to Tackle Fentanyl Crisis

The bill creates fentanyl and precursor chemical destruction facilities in three critical drug trafficking points: Mexico, Colombia, and Peru.

2 years ago

Castro Joins Effort in Introducing Summit of the Americas Act

A bipartisan congressional effort wants the United States to have a more leading role in the Summit of the Americas.

2 years ago

U.S. Lawmakers Introduce Stop Arming the Cartels Act to Stop 0.50 Cal Rifles from Reaching Foreign Gangs

U.S. Representatives Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Joaquin Castro (D-TX) and Maxwell Frost (D-FL) recently joined together to introduce the Stop Arming…

2 years ago

Castro Introduces Bill to Understand 'Allies' and 'Adversaries'

Texas Representative Joaquin Castro (D) recently co-introduced the Open Translation Center Act. The bipartisan bill would fund a “research center…

2 years ago

Castro Introduces Bill to ‘Root Out Fraud’

Texas Representative Joaquin Castro (D) recently co-introduced the Enhancing Development Finance Corporation Oversight Act 2024. The bipartisan legislation would grant…

2 years ago

Castro Calls for CIA to Declassify Civil Rights Records

Texas Representative Joaquin Castro (D) recently called for the CIA to release any hidden and classified documents related to black…

2 years ago