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May 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

Home About Contact Media Resources Dear Friend, I hope you had a good week. I am honored to share these updates with you and let you know what my staff and I have been up to this week. As always, if I can be of any assistance to you, please call my office in San Antonio …

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May 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM

I’m taking the case to Texans

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, With the end of the month coming up, I’m heading on the road! Over the next week, I’m going to be traveling across the state — hearing directly from Texans about their experiences with the first few months of the Trump administration.  The Tru…

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May 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM

We MUST defeat this bill

Joaquin Castro for Congress 🚨Trump’s disastrous budget bill could get a vote today. Friend, today could be the day. House Republicans are trying to jam through Trump’s disastrous budget bill — and could schedule a vote as soon as TODAY. Here are just *some* of the provisions in t…

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May 19, 2025 at 11:38 PM

They deported a child with a brain tumor

Joaquin Castro for Congress Why I traveled to Mexico Friend, I wanted to share a clip of my interview with MSNBC about my trip to Mexico to visit an 11-year-old girl with a brain tumor that was deported by the Trump administration. The girl, who is a U.S. citizen, had a rare brai…

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May 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

Home About Contact Media Resources   Hi everyone, I hope you all had a good week. I am honored to share these updates with you and let you know what my staff and I have been up to this week. I know there is a lot going on right now in the news and there’s a lot at stak…

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May 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM

Why I went to Mexico

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, I just got back from Mexico, where I was visiting an 11-year-old girl and her family who were deported to Mexico while traveling to Houston for treatment of her brain tumor. The family, whose names are not being released, were detained in Feb…

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May 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM

Trump’s corruption is staggering

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, check out these two headlines: ABC NEWS: Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar NEWSWEEK: Millions Face Losing Health Insurance Under Republican Proposal Donald Trump and Republicans in Congres…

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May 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

Home About Contact Media Resources   Hi everyone, I hope you all had a good week. I am honored to share these updates with you and let you know what my staff and I have been up to this week. As always, if I can be of any assistance to you, please call my office in San …

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May 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM

The MAGA budget disaster

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, House Republicans are moving full steam ahead to pass their budget – and it’s a disaster. Take a look for yourself at what they’ve proposed: ➔ $4.5 trillion in tax cuts for the wealthy and well-connected ➔ Massive cuts to Medicaid, which 5 mil…

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May 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM

Our deadline

Joaquin Castro for Congress Our end-of-week deadline is a couple days away. Friend, We have a big fight ahead of us. Republicans are moving full steam ahead to pass a bill to slash Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. It’s crazy, right? In the middle of Trump’s trade wa…

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May 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM

Most corrupt politician in Texas

Joaquin Castro for Congress New poll shows Paxton leading GOP primary Friend, A new poll shows Ken Paxton, the most corrupt politician in Texas, leading the Republican primary to become Texas’s next Senator. This should alarm all Texans. Ken Paxton was indicted for fraud, impeach…

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May 2, 2025 at 7:47 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

Home About Contact Media Resources   Hi everyone, I hope you all had a good week. 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…

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April 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM

100 days

Joaquin Castro for Congress Chaos. Corruption. Incompetence. Those are the words I would use to describe Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office.  Meanwhile, my Republican colleagues in Congress have done nothing to stop the chaos. They’re a rubber stamp for Trump’s destructive …

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April 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM

They’re not off the hook

Joaquin Castro for Congress I just held a town hall in McAllen Friend, This weekend I held a town hall in McAllen, in a Republican congressional district, to sound the alarm about Trump’s destructive agenda. I heard from seniors who are worried about Trump and Musk’s attacks on S…

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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…

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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 …

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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 …

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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 …

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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: …

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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 …

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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, …

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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 …

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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 …

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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…

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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…

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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 …

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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