Press Releases
Castro, House Democrats Introduce the Secure America from Russian Interference Act
WASHINGTON– Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, today joined House Democrats in introducing the Secure America from Russian Interference Act (H.R. 6437), bipartisan legislation to hold Russia accountable for its malign activities and safeguard our country. “From the full-fledged cyber operation to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections, to the invasion of Crimea and … Continue Reading
July 18, 2018
Castro Floor Remarks on Failure to Address Family Separation
- As Delivered - Click Here for Video - 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 remarks against Republican leadership’s failure to address the family separation crisis and instead consider H.Res. 990, the non-binding and politically-driven resolution concerning Immigration and Customs Enforcement, on … Continue Reading
July 18, 2018
Castro, McCaul Bill Passes House, Heads to Senate
WASHINGTON-Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Congressman Michael T. McCaul (TX-10), Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security and senior member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, today welcomed the House of Representatives’ unanimous passage of their bipartisan measure the Protecting Diplomats from Surveillance Through Consumer Devices Act (H.R. 4989). This legislation would … Continue Reading
July 18, 2018
Castro Remarks on Trump-Putin Summit
- As Delivered - Click Here for Video - WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, made the following remarks today at a press conference with Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi; Congressman Adam Schiff, Ranking Member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; and other current and former Members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. This press conference … Continue Reading
July 17, 2018
Castro to Secretary Perry: Where is the Missing Nuclear Material?
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 requested more information from the U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry regarding plutonium and cesium that went missing after a March 21, 2017 incident in San Antonio. Congressman Castro’s inquiry comes after press reports detailed the loss by two Department of Energy’s … Continue Reading
July 17, 2018
Castro, Engel, Torres, Espaillat, Sires Demand State Department Action on Family Reunification
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, joined Congressman Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; and Foreign Affairs Committee members Reps. Norma Torres, Adriano Espaillat, and Albio Sires today in issuing the following statement on reports that the Trump Administration has failed to comply with a court order to reunify children under the age of five with their parents because some of the parents … Continue Reading
July 16, 2018
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