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Joaquin Castro's Public Statements on Issue: Economy and Fiscal

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

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07/28/2022 Congressman Castro Votes to Pass Chips and Science Act to Tackle Semiconductor Shortage, Invest in American Manufacturing, and Lower Costs for Consumers
03/08/2022 Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House - Addressing Rising Prices and Severe Supply Chain Issues, Sinema Urges Congressional Leaders to Continue Boosting American Semiconductor Investments
06/16/2021 Letter to the Hon. Isabel Guzman, Administrator of US Small Business Administration - Representative Nadler Joins More Than 200 House Colleagues Urging the Small Business Administration to Immediately Release Critical Funds for Shuttered Venues
12/10/2020 Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, Honorable Charles E. Schumer, Minority Leader, Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of The House, and Honorable Kevin Mc Carthy, Republican Leader - Cortez Masto, Rosen Urge Congressional Leaders: Pass the Bipartisan Restaurants Act Before Too Late
10/20/2020 Castro, Larsen, Wagner, Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Small Businesses and Promote International Commerce
08/10/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Hon. Jim Clyburn, Majority Whip of the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Hon. Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives - Cárdenas, Haaland, Chu, Rush, Castro Urge House Democratic Leadership to Prioritize People of Color in Heroes Act Negotiations
05/12/2020 Letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer - Reps. Sewell and Trone Lead 83 Members in Urging Congressional Leadership to Allocate Over $86 Billion for Broadband Expansion in a Future COVID-19 Relief Package
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 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
04/19/2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Veasey, Cárdenas, Chu Urge House Leadership to Include Reporting Requirements on PPP Loan Approvals
04/16/2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Bonamici, Haaland, Young Call on House Leadership to Lift Barriers for Credit Unions, Help Small Businesses
04/10/2020 Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Congresswoman Sylvia S. Garcia Joins Congressmen Chuy García and Danny Davis in Calling on the Administration to Issue Clear Guidance on Paycheck Protection Program
04/03/2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, and the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Defazio Leads More than 120 Lawmakers in Urging Trump Administration to Automatically Send Relief Payments to Vulnerable Seniors, Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities
04/02/2020 Letter to Dr. Josephine Olsen, Dir. of the Peace Corps, Barbara Stewart, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, and the Hon. Peter Gaynor, Admin. of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Raskin pushes economic relief for Peace Corps, Americorps volunteers
04/02/2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Raskin pushes economic relief for Peace Corps, Americorps volunteers
03/20/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Chairs DeFazio, Doggett to Corporations: Put Workers First in Economic Recovery
03/18/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Richard Neal, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Hon. Kevin Brady, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee - Reps. Titus, Bilirakis Lead Colleagues in Urging House Leadership to Protect Travel and Tourism Jobs in Recovery Package
01/16/2020 Castro, Garcia Demand Texas Governor Greg Abbott Reverse Refugee Resettlement in Texas
11/20/2019 Letter to Andrew Wheeler, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator - Tonko, Kuster, Pallone lead 220+ Members Calling on EPA to Negotiate in Good Faith
09/12/2017 House Adopts Two Castro Amendments
09/30/2015 Castro Statement on FY2016 Continuing Resolution
03/16/2015 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - US Immigration Visa System
01/01/2015 Issue Position: Jobs and the Economy
09/25/2014 Castro Statement On Corrupt Use Of Texas Taxpayer Funds

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