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Castro, Cicilline Introduce the LOVE Act to Protect LGBTQ Diplomats from Discrimination

Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (D, TX-20), Vice Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Chairman of its Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, and Congressman David Cicilline (D, RI-1) introduced the Lavender Offense Victim Exoneration (LOVE) Act of 2020. The LOVE Act the recognizes and corrects the injustice perpetrated against approximately 1,000 people who were fired from the State Department due to their sexual orientation during the Lavender Scare of the 1950's and beyond. …  Continue Reading

Castro Resolution Reaffirming the U.S.-Japan Alliance Passes the House of Representatives

Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Vice Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Chairman of its Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee released the following statement after the House passed H. Res. 349, a resolution reaffirming the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance. "Today, the House of Representatives passed H. Res. 349, which I authored with Adrian Smith of Nebraska. The U.S.-Japan alliance is the cornerstone of prosperity and security in the Indo-Pacific, and rooted i…  Continue Reading

Rep. Castro: LGBTQ Rights Are Human Rights

Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Vice Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) and Chairman of its Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, released the following statement on the Council for Global Equality's public letter: "LGBTQ rights are human rights, and this principle must be reflected here in the United States and in our foreign policy. As Vice Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I have worked with my colleagues to promote LGBTQ rights worldwide. "When …  Continue Reading