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Joaquin Castro's Public Statements on Issue: Unemployed and Low-Income

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

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07/29/2021 Reps. Castro and Taylor Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Address Child Hunger
02/09/2021 Letter to Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Honorable Chuck Schumer, Majority Leader, Honorable Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader, and Honorable Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Blunt Rochester, Jayapal Lead Over 100 Colleagues in Calling on Congressional Leadership Not to Strip Survival Checks from Millions of Americans
08/19/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Rep. Susie Lee, Colleagues Call on House Leadership to Pass Extension of Emergency Unemployment Benefits
08/06/2020 Booker, Castro Introduce Bill Aimed at Increasing the Enrollment of Underrepresented Students in Advanced Courses and Programs
07/10/2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Beatty Backs Extending Unemployment Benefits During COVID-19 Pandemic
05/01/2020 In Response to Rising Unemployment, Democrats Introduce Legislation to Invest $15 Billion in Workforce Training Needed to Relaunch the Economy
04/28/2020 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Durbin, Duckworth Join Bicameral Letter Urging Federal Communications Commission To Coordinate With Other Federal Agencies To Inform Low-Income Families They Can Receive Broadband Services
04/28/2020 Letter to Governor Gred Abbott - Texas Democrats Urge Abbott to Lift Administrative Burden in Unemployment Benefits, Streamline Process for Over a Million
04/22/2020 Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Reps. Veasey, Blunt Rochester Call on Treasury Department to Ensure that People Experiencing Homelessness Get Their Stimulus Checks
04/03/2020 Letter to the Hon. Greg Abbott, Governor of the State of Texas - Castro urges for more resources and capacity for the Texas Workforce Commission
11/01/2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Committee Democrats Call on Trump Administration: Abandon Proposal that Jeopardizes Access to School Meals for Nearly 1 Million Children
09/23/2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - All Committee Democrats to Secretary Perdue: Proposed Rule Strips Free School Meals from More Than 500,000 Low-Income Children
04/03/2017 Letter to the Hon. Mario Diaz-Balart, Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee and the Hon. David Price, Ranking Member - Funding Request for Community Development Block Grants
09/21/2016 Castro, Mccaul International Development Legislation Passes The House Of Representatives
09/01/2016 Castro Announces $4m to Help End Veterans Homelessness
07/19/2016 Castro Announces More Than $870K for UTSA's Outreach to and Support for Disadvantaged Students
08/12/2015 Letter to His Holiness, Pope Francis - Address to Congress
06/10/2015 Letter to Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray, Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the Senate HELP Committee - Every Child Achieves Act
06/20/2014 Cardin, Boozman Lead Bipartisan Effort To Accelerate Global Development Partnerships And Promote Innovation
03/06/2014 Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House - Don't Leave Jobless Veterans Behind
01/16/2014 Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Eric Cantor, Majority Leader of the House of Representatives - Emergency Unemployment Compensation
01/09/2014 Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House of Representatives - Immediate Vote to Extend Unemployment Insurance
01/07/2014 Castro Applauds Bipartisan First Step to Exend Unemployment Insurance
12/29/2013 MSNBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript: Benghazi, Affordable Care Act, and Unemployment Benefits
12/11/2013 Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House of Representatives - Republicans Must Not Adjourn for Year without Extending Federal Unemployment Insurance

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