Press Releases
Castro Statement on Disgraceful Trump-Putin Summit
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, today made the following statement: “President Donald Trump’s words and actions today at the Helsinki Summit amount to an act of treachery against the American people. He promoted Russia and Vladimir Putin over our nation, and no President has ever looked weaker, more apologetic, and … Continue Reading
July 16, 2018
Castro to Secretary Mattis: Discharging Non-Citizens Puts Them at Risk for Deportation
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, requested more information from Secretary Mattis regarding recent reports that the military is discharging immigrant reservists and recruits who enrolled under the Military Accessions Vital to National Interest (MAVNI) program. In the letter, Rep. Castro wrote: “It is concerning that … Continue Reading
July 13, 2018
Castro Joins HFAC Democrats Letter to Trump to Cancel Putin Meeting
WASHINGTON—Led by Ranking Member Eliot L. Engel, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) joined 17 other Democratic members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs today called on President Trump to cancel his planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a letter, the Members expressed deep concern about the President meeting with Putin in light of recent events. Today, Special Counsel Robert Mueller indicted 12 Russian military officers for attacking American democracy and hacking … Continue Reading
July 13, 2018
Castro Statement on New Russia Investigation Indictments
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, today made the following statement: “Today’s indictments against 12 Russian nationals for hacking our national political institutions with the intent to interfere in our elections and infiltrate state elections boards and voter machines makes it undeniably clear that Russia interfered in the 2016 elections and our democracy is and … Continue Reading
July 13, 2018
Castro Releases Podcast Episode on NATO Summit, Trump-Putin Meeting
Fourth Episode of “Diplomatic Cable” Features Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Victoria Nuland, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, today released a Diplomatic Cable episode on NATO summit and upcoming Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki, Finland. The episode is available on Apple Podcasts, … Continue Reading
July 11, 2018
Castro, Comstock Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing the Importance of Diversity in STEM
Resolution Highlights Importance of Underrepresented Minorities Specifically Within Physics Field WASHINGTON-Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (VA-10), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and Chairwoman of the House Science, Space, Technology Subcommittee on Research … Continue Reading
July 11, 2018
Castro Questions State Department, USAID on Trump’s Latin America Policy
- As Delivered - Click Here for Video - WASHINGTON- Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, had the following question and answer session with State Department’s Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Western Hemisphere Affairs Bureau Kenneth H. Merten and USAID’s Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for … Continue Reading
July 11, 2018
Castro Remarks on the Administration’s Failure to Meet Court-Ordered Deadline for Reunification
- As Delivered - Click Here for Video - WASHINGTON— Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, made the following remarks at a press conference with the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), Define American, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-03) , Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) … Continue Reading
July 10, 2018
Castro Joins 43 HFAC and HASC Democrats in Joint Statement on Trump Meetings with NATO and Putin
WASHINGTON— Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, today joined 43 other House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Armed Services Committee Democrats in a joint statement on President Trump’s attendance at the NATO Summit and his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “President Trump must not seek to undo the work that … Continue Reading
July 05, 2018
Castro Announces $500K for UTSA Cyberinfrastructure
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, announced $500,000 of federal funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support strengthening cyberinfrastructure: “Over the last decade, we’ve witnessed the effects of cyber operations on democracy and the critical need to build up our nation’s ability to respond and … Continue Reading
July 05, 2018
Castro Announces $499K for UTSA Research on Scalability Issues Involving Multi-Core Processors
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, announced $499,992 of federal funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support the University of Texas-San Antonio’s research into scalability issues involving in multi-core processors: “As we continue advancing our technological capabilities, the University of Texas-San … Continue Reading
July 05, 2018
Castro Releases Podcast Episode on Foreign Policy in Disarray
Third Episode of “Diplomatic Cable” Features Former Under Secretary for Defense for Policy Michèle Flournoy WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, today released a Diplomatic Cable episode on U.S. foreign policy in disarray under the Trump Administration that touches upon the President’s decision to lift penalties on … Continue Reading
July 03, 2018
Castro Statement on Senate Intelligence Committee’s Conclusions of Russia Meddling Report
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, today made the following statement on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s conclusions released today on Russia’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election: “Today’s conclusions released by the Senate Intelligence Committee validates the Intelligence Community Assessment, produced by the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency and the Federal Bureau of … Continue Reading
June 28, 2018
Castro, Donovan Bill Approved by Foreign Affairs Committee, Heads to House Floor
Bipartisan Measure Includes Wildlife Trafficking in U.S. Rewards for Justice Program, Seeks to Limit Illegal Poaching and Trafficking WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on intelligence, and Congressman Dan Donovan (NY-11), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Homeland Security Committee, today welcomed approval by the Foreign Affairs Committee of their bipartisan measure, … Continue Reading
June 28, 2018
Castro, Wyden Introduce Measure to Restore Oversight of Federal Facilities
Legislation Allows Members of Congress Immediate Access to Facilities Housing Migrant Children, Provides Avenue to Report Findings to the Public WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), a senior member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, introduced the Restoring Oversight for Members of … Continue Reading
June 28, 2018
CHC to Secretary Mattis: Where Are You Planning to House Migrant Children and Families?
Castro Leads Call to Mattis for Congressional Briefing on the Pentagon’s Reported Plans for Housing Migrant Children, Including Details and Timeline WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee, and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), led a CHC leadership letter to Secretary Mattis calling for him to brief the CHC on the Department of Defense’s plans to use military facilities to … Continue Reading
June 27, 2018
Castro Statement on District Court Ruling on Family Separation and Reunification
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, today made the following statement: “Last week, the President signed the Affording Congress an Opportunity to Address Family Separation Executive Order, but the Administration has since failed to provide Congress and the American people any details and specific timelines for … Continue Reading
June 26, 2018
Castro Joins Hoyer, Lujan Grisham and other Congressional Hispanic Caucus Members in Letter to DOJ, DHS, and HHS Demanding Answers on Separated Children
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus today joined House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01), and nineteen other Congressional Hispanic Caucus Members in demanding answers from Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, and … Continue Reading
June 26, 2018
Castro Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Trump’s Muslim Ban
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, today made the following statement: “The majority on the Roberts court has demonstrated over the last two days by their decisions in Abbott v. Perez (Texas gerrymandering) and today’s Trump v. Hawaii ruling (Muslim Travel Ban) their willingness to affirm racial and religious … Continue Reading
June 21, 2018
Castro Releases Podcast Episode on Questions Remaining Post-Singapore
Second Episode of “Diplomatic Cable” Features Former Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, today released a Diplomatic Cable episode on questions remaining after the historic United States-North Korea denuclearization meeting in Singapore, post G7 meeting fallout, the prospects for … Continue Reading