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  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
April 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

Home About Contact Media Resources   Hi everyone, Happy Friday! I am honored to share these updates with you and let you know what I’ve been up to this week. As always, if I can be of any assistance to you, please call my office in San Antonio at (210) 348-8216 or my o…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
April 24, 2025 at 10:16 PM

Let’s make Trump regret it

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, POLITICO is reporting that today Donald Trump is expected to direct his Attorney General to investigate ActBlue, the primary fundraising platform of the Democratic Party. Make no mistake: this has nothing to do with election security. This is …
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
April 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM

We MUST keep up the pressure

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, I’ve been on the road during this congressional recess holding town halls with voters – including in Republican districts – to turn up the pressure against the destructive Trump agenda. And guess what? The pressure is working. Our spotlight on…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
April 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

Home About Contact Media Resources   Hi everyone, I hope you had a good week. I am honored to share these updates with you and let you know what I’ve been up to this past week in San Antonio. As always, if I can be of any assistance to you, please call my office in San…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
April 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM

Insider trading?

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, Donald Trump’s disastrous trade war is wreaking havoc on the U.S. economy – but it looks like some of Trump’s top allies are using it to get rich off of insider trading. Right before Trump “paused” some of his tariffs last week, he posted on s…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
April 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM

If Republicans won’t listen—I will

Joaquin Castro for Congress I held a town hall yesterday in Fredericksburg, TX Friend, Yesterday I spoke at a town hall in Fredericksburg, Texas, which is a bit outside of my congressional district. Why? Because Republicans in Congress have been instructed NOT to have town halls …
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
April 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

Home About Contact Media Resources   Hi everyone, I hope you had a good week. I am honored to share these updates with you and let you know what I’ve been up to this past week in Washington, D.C. As always, if I can be of any assistance to you, please call my office in …
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
April 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM

Ken Paxton

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, Ken Paxton just entered the race for U.S. Senate in Texas.  For more than a decade Ken Paxton has been an embarrassment to the state of Texas. From allegations within his own office of bribery, fraud, and abuse of power, Paxton is by far the m…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
April 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM

Greg Abbott is playing games

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, Greg Abbott just announced that he will hold a congressional seat open for nine months—so that he can pad congressional Republicans’ majority in the House. Last month, my colleague and friend Rep. Sylvester Turner, who represented a solidly De…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
April 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

Home About Contact Media Resources Hi everyone, I hope you had a good week. I am honored to share these updates with you and let you know what I’ve been up to these past few weeks in Washington, D.C. and San Antonio. You can expect these to hit your inbox once a week. A…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
April 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM

Trump’s trade war will hurt Texas most

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, Trump’s tariffs are a disaster that are putting the U.S. and Texas economies at risk. That’s why we have to turn up the pressure on Republicans right now, before it’s too late. Economists estimate that Trump’s trade war will cost the average h…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
April 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM

Elon lost.

Joaquin Castro for Congress The tide may be starting to turn, Friend. This week progressive Judge Susan Crawford defeated the Trump-backed MAGA candidate in the race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court—even after Elon Musk dumped more than $25 million into the race. Let’s be clear: …
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
March 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM

Fwd: 6 hours away

Joaquin Castro for Congress Hey Friend, it’s Joaquin. Did you see the message from my team below? I’m reaching out one last time before midnight. Tonight’s end-of-quarter fundraising deadline is the biggest test I’ve faced yet. I’ve been calling out the Trump administration’s li…
  Team Castro · [email protected]
March 31, 2025 at 4:36 PM

12 hours away

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, Today is the day. Our critical end-of-quarter fundraising deadline is 12 hours away, and we’re still a little short on our goal. This is not just another fundraising deadline. It’s the first quarterly deadline since Trump took office. Why is t…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
March 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM

They’re lying about Signalgate.

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, This week I called out the Trump administration’s lies about the bombshell story involving Trump officials sharing restricted military details in a Signal group chat. The Trump administration has tried to claim that none of the information th…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
March 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM

“Y’all know it was a lie!”

Joaquin Castro for Congress Did you catch Joaquin’s last message, Friend? We’re just a couple days away from our first end-of-quarter fundraising deadline since Trump took office — and we’re still pretty far from our target. You may have seen Joaquin grill Trump administration o…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
March 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM

A critical deadline is coming

Joaquin Castro for Congress We need to show STRENGTH right now Hey Friend, I've got an important favor to ask. Monday marks the first end-of-quarter deadline since Trump became president. This is the first big test of whether our movement can stand up to Trump’s lawless and extre…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
March 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM

Joaquin ranked #1 most effective Dem

Joaquin Castro for Congress A new report was just released Friend, Today a new report ranked Joaquin as the most effective Democratic lawmaker in the House of Representatives. Every Congress, the Center for Effective Lawmaking, a partnership between the University of Virginia and…
  Congressman Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
March 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM

Rep. Castro Recognized as Most Effective Democratic House Member in the 118th Congress

  Rep. Castro Recognized as Most Effective Democratic House Member in the 118th Congress The Center for Effective Lawmaking Highlights Rep. Castro for His Continued Legislative Success Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) was recognized by the Center for Effective Lawmaking as…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
March 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM

Here we go.

Joaquin Castro for Congress Trump will sign an order to dismantle the Dept. of Education. This is a five-alarm fire, Friend. Today Trump is expected to sign an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. Let me be clear: Trump does NOT have the authority to clo…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
March 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM

Elon Musk is coming for Social Security

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, Elon Musk and DOGE are trying to make seniors and folks with disabilities jump through hoops to get their Social Security checks. The Trump administration, at the direction of Musk and DOGE, just announced that they will require millions of So…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
March 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM

Trump was handed a big defeat

Joaquin Castro for Congress Donald Trump was just handed a BIG defeat, Friend. The Trump administration was just forced to reinstate at least 24,000 federal employees who were fired as part of Trump and Musk’s assault on the federal workforce. These were veterans who worked at …
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
March 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM

I voted NO

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, I voted ‘NO’ on the Republican continuing resolution or ‘CR.’ This bill is a disaster cooked up by Donald Trump and Elon Musk. This isn’t a clean bill to keep the government open – far from it. It slashes funding for NIH research into cancer, …
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
March 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM

Social Security isn’t a “Ponzi scheme”

Joaquin Castro for Congress Trump & Musk want to gut Social Security Friend, Donald Trump and Elon Musk are coming after Social Security. Elon Musk recently called Social Security the “biggest Ponzi Scheme of all time.” Now the Trump administration has announced plans to cut …
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
March 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM

TX GOP is focused on renaming steaks

Joaquin Castro for Congress Texas has the worst measles outbreak in 3 decades. You can't make this stuff up, Friend.  Texas is currently facing the worst measles outbreak in three decades. Meanwhile, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and Texas Republicans are working hard to pass a bill …
  Congressman Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
March 8, 2025 at 3:25 AM

Register Now: Saturday Town Hall at OLLU!

Home About Contact Media Resources   Friend — I wanted to make sure you saw the news about our town hall tomorrow. This Saturday, March 8 from 2:00 - 3:30 pm, I will be holding an in-person town hall in Thiry Auditorium at Our Lady of the Lake University to hear from you…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
March 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM

Why I walked out of Trump's speech

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend,  On Tuesday, I walked out of Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress.  It wasn’t a decision I made lightly. But after more than an hour of lies, petty grievances, and attacks on our allies and institutions, I had enough. In just a couple…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
March 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM

I had enough. So I walked out.

Joaquin Castro for Congress I had enough of Trump’s lies. Friend,  Yesterday I walked out of Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress.  It wasn’t a decision I made lightly. But after more than an hour of lies, petty grievances, and attacks on our allies and institutions, I …
  Congressman Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
March 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM

Town Hall this Saturday at OLLU - Register Now

Home About Contact Media Resources   Friend, On Saturday, March 8 from 2:00 - 3:30 pm, I will be holding an in-person town hall in Thiry Auditorium at Our Lady of the Lake University to hear from you and share updates on my work in Congress.  Registration for Saturda…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
March 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM

What Trump won’t say tonight…

Joaquin Castro for Congress Trump won’t talk about this tonight. Friend,  Tonight Donald Trump will address a joint session of Congress. And I’m guessing he won’t bring this up. Republicans passed a $4.5 billion budget blueprint last week that includes massive tax cuts for the we…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
February 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM

Gutting Medicaid for billionaire tax cuts

Joaquin Castro for Congress We cannot allow Republicans to slash Medicaid Friend, I'm livid. Republicans in Congress are hell-bent on passing a massive $4.5 trillion tax break for billionaires and big corporations. And they want to gut Medicaid to pay for it… Medicaid covers more…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
February 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM

Republicans’ latest voter suppression bill

Joaquin Castro for Congress The SAVE Act is a dangerous bill designed to suppress the vote. Friend, Have you heard of the “SAVE Act?” It’s a dangerous new bill crafted by extremist Republicans in Congress, designed to suppress the vote with absurd and extreme voter ID requirement…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
February 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM

SIGN: Protect public broadcasting!

Joaquin Castro for Congress Trump and Musk have pledged to defund NPR and PBS Friend, Donald Trump and Elon Musk are working to defund public broadcasting — and we need to stop them. SIGN OUR PETITION: Don't let Donald Trump and Elon Musk defund public broadcasting NPR and PBS ar…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
February 22, 2025 at 12:16 AM

🚨 Trump is coming after the USPS

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, The Washington Post is reporting that Donald Trump intends to sign an executive order to seize control of the U.S. Postal Service — a catastrophic step towards privatizing the mail delivery that Americans count on. Over the last few years, I’v…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
February 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM

This is personal to me

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, In the last four weeks, I’ve heard from countless Texans who are alarmed and dismayed by Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s assault on the federal government. → I’ve heard from teachers and parents who are worried about Trump’s threats to gut federa…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
February 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM

“Shut it down immediately”

Joaquin Castro for Congress Trump wants to eliminate the Dept. of Education Friend, Donald Trump told reporters that he wants to shut down the U.S. Department of Education “immediately.” This is a five-alarm fire for parents and students across this country. And we MUST push back…
  Congressman Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
February 12, 2025 at 1:07 AM

Join me for a Telephone Town Hall Tomorrow

Home About Contact Media Resources   Friend, Over the last several weeks, my office has taken calls from thousands of San Antonians who are worried about efforts to radically change Social Security, Medicare, public education, and other important programs that people rel…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
February 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM

Trump & Musk aren’t above the law

Joaquin Castro for Congress We must act before it’s too late. Friend, Donald Trump has given Elon Musk the greenlight to illegally seize control of federal agencies, fire career public servants, and dismantle critical programs for working class families. But Trump and Musk are qu…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
February 6, 2025 at 11:07 PM

Hostile billionaire takeover

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, A rogue billionaire is seizing control of our government—unelected, unaccountable, and hellbent on enriching and empowering himself and his billionaire allies at the expense of working people. I want to tell you more about Elon Musk and Donald…
  Team Castro · [email protected]
February 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM

🚨 SNAP POLL: Do you support Trump’s first 2 weeks?

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, really quick -- Can you take 30 seconds to answer a quick poll for us? We want to know: do you approve or disapprove of Trump’s first two weeks in office? Your response will be shared with Joaquin and will help our team prepare for the fights …
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
February 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM

Attacking public schools: Trump 🤝 Greg Abbott

Joaquin Castro for Congress Trump signed an executive order on school vouchers. Friend, Donald Trump and Texas Republicans are teaming up to attack our public schools. This week, Trump signed an executive order making it easier to divert federal taxpayer dollars for private schoo…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
January 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM

Fwd: Our first big test this week

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, did you see Joaquin’s email below? We’re only a few hours away from our critical end-of-month fundraising deadline. This is our first deadline since Trump became president – so it’s critical we show strength NOW. Can you chip in $10, or whatev…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
January 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM

Medicaid. School lunches. Cancer research.

Joaquin Castro for Congress Trump is attempting a power grab to pay for billionaire tax cuts. Friend, Donald Trump announced last night that he will illegally attempt to freeze billions of dollars in critical federal funding already approved by Congress. Funding for cancer resear…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
January 27, 2025 at 11:08 PM

Our first big test this week

Joaquin Castro for Congress This is our first fundraising deadline since Trump took office. Friend, We’re just a few days away from our first fundraising deadline since Donald Trump took office. This is our first chance to show that Texans and Americans reject his dangerous agend…
  Team Castro · [email protected]
January 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM

Fwd: SURVEY: 2025 Priorities Survey

Joaquin Castro for Congress Take our new survey to share your top priorities for 2025. Hey Friend -- Did you see Joaquin's email below? We want to hear from YOU about the topics and issues you care most about in 2025. Can you fill out our 1-minute 2025 Priorities Survey? Click he…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
January 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM

Friend, what do you want to hear from me?

Joaquin Castro for Congress Take our new survey to share your top priorities for 2025. Hey Friend, 2025 is going to be a VERY busy year—and you don’t have time to read every email.  That’s why I wanted to reach out to ask you to fill out our 2025 Priorities Survey. Do you want to…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
January 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM

Trump’s immigration “agenda”

Joaquin Castro for Congress Help me fight back against Trump’s dangerous immigration agenda. Friend, Donald Trump and his allies are pledging to carry out the most anti-immigrant agenda we’ve ever seen. They’ve called for mass detention and deportation of undocumented immigrants …
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
January 15, 2025 at 10:32 PM

Greg Abbott’s dangerous agenda

Joaquin Castro for Congress The Texas Legislative Session kicks off this week. Friend, This week the Texas Legislature kicks off its 2025 legislative session, and we already know what to expect. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and his allies in the Legislature are working overtime to turn…
  Congressman Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
January 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM

Deadline TOMORROW: Sign Up for Affordable Health Care Coverage

Home About Contact Media Resources   Friend, Tomorrow, January 15, is the last day to sign up for health care coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace. If you still need insurance for the coming year, I encourage you to take a look at the affordable p…
  Joaquin Castro · [email protected]
January 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM

We must protect Social Security

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, This week President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act, a bipartisan bill I co-sponsored to improve Social Security benefits for millions of public servants. For years, dedicated public servants like teachers and firefighters have h…