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Representative for Texas District 20
Born
September 16, 1974
Age 51
Phone
(202) 225-3236
Office
2241 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington 20515
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Texas District 20

Joaquin Castro

Joaquin Castro is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who has represented Texas's 20th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2013. The district includes just over half of his native San Antonio. He currently serves on the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

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Voting Record — 552
Yes39%
No57%
Present1%
Not Voting4%
Party align98%
Cross-party0%
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Congressional District 20

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Joaquin Castro
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratTexas District 20
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Joaquin's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 21 sponsored · 103 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Reposted byJoaquin Castro
Mark Follman@markfollman.bsky.socialFeb 12(source)
Incredible: Russ Vought’s daughter has cystic fibrosis and benefits from a “miracle drug” made possible by the National Institutes of Health—an agency Vought now aims to gut as part of the Project 2025 attack www.motherjones.com/politics/202... Scoop from @motherjones.com’s @metrauxjulia.bsky.social
Project 2025 is gutting medical funding that helped Russell Vought's own kid
Its architect's daughter has cystic fibrosis—and benefits from a "miracle drug" backed by an agency he's attacking.
Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialFeb 12(source)
San Antonio – I’ve heard from thousands of people worried about efforts to radically change Social Security, public education & other important programs. Tomorrow at 6:30 pm, I’m holding a Telephone Town Hall to share how I'm responding & hear your concerns. Join online at Castro.House.gov/live.
Reposted byJoaquin Castro
Acyn@acyn.bsky.socialFeb 10(source)
Reporter: Why do you want to be chairman of Kennedy Center board? Trump: Some of the shows were terrible. They were a disgrace. Reporter: Have you seen any shows there? Trump: No, I didn’t go.
Reposted byJoaquin Castro
Hugo Lowell@hugolowell.bsky.socialFeb 9(source)
New tonight Elon Musk retweets a post contemplating DOGE or the Trump administration defy a court order imposed by a federal judge “I don’t like the precedent it sets when you defy a judicial ruling, but I’m just wondering what other options are these judges leaving us”
Reposted byJoaquin Castro
Ryan Mac 🙃@rmac.bsky.socialFeb 7(source)
This shows that "doxxing" has become a meaningless, catch-all phrase for anything these guys do not like reported. @klong.bsky.social is an impressive reporter, who simply connected the anonymous postings of a self-declared racist to the public identity of someone directly altering government.
Reposted byJoaquin Castro
Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govFeb 8(source)
Remember as you see news of bird flu cases spreading- the Musk-Trump Administration is weakening our scientific and medical agencies, and preventing them from responding
Aaron Fritschner
@fritschner.bsky.social
Open post ↗
Virginia Mercury -- Virginia Lawmakers To Cdc: Restart Bird Flu Reports Now Led by @beyer.house.gov with @mcclellan.house.gov @bobbyscott.house.gov @connolly.house.gov @repvindman.bsky.social @repsuhas.bsky.social virginiamercury.com/2025/02/06/v...
Reposted byJoaquin Castro
Charlie Warzel@cwarzel.bsky.socialFeb 7(source)
New: We spoke to government IT employees/contractors about DOGE. Their warnings were dire. The people who maintain the systems that keep the country working are terrified. "This is the largest data breach and the largest IT security breach in our country’s history—at least that’s publicly known."
The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified
Four IT professionals lay out just how destructive Elon Musk’s incursion into the U.S. government could be.
Reposted byJoaquin Castro
News Eye@newseye.bsky.socialFeb 7(source)
US farmers sold $2 billion of food to USAID. Not any more. - US farmers provided 41% of food delivered by USAID - $340M of purchases/shipments are now paused. Over 680,000 tonnes. - Food stranded in Houston - Aid stopped in transit. The world’s poor starving, food rotting & US farmers screwed.
Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms, businesses
U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans.
Reposted byJoaquin Castro
Christian Mott@cjmott.bsky.socialFeb 7(source)
It's important to keep emphasizing that what Musk proposes in this tweet is illegal. Congress created the CFPB, just as it created USAID, the DOE, etc. Neither the President nor a billionaire can dissolve them by fiat. Doing so is a violation of the law and the President's constitutional duties.
David Dayen
@ddayen.bsky.social
Open post ↗
Guy wanting to make payment app knifing agency that regulates payment apps prospect.org/economy/2025...
Reposted byJoaquin Castro
Faine Greenwood@faineg.bsky.socialFeb 6(source)
Musk and Trump are engaged in a vicious witch hunt against women and people of color in the military and civil service: the former Coast Guard chief was just evicted from her home with 3 hours notice. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump administration evicts former Coast Guard leader from her house with 3 hours notice
Trump fired Linda Fagan, the first female Coast Guard commandant, on his second day in office. A Trump official told her she had three hours to leave her house on Tuesday.
Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialFeb 7(source)
I’ve been getting calls from military & national security spouses worried about losing the jobs they depend on when their families are stationed away from home. @chrisvanhollen.bsky.social, @corybooker.com & I led a letter asking OPM to clarify their exemption from the telework ban. No response.
Reposted byJoaquin Castro
Andy Greenberg@agreenberg.bsky.socialFeb 6(source)
A teen DOGE staffer recently given access to government systems worked at a startup known for hiring convicted hackers. Someone using a Telegram handle associated with him also solicited a cyberattack-for-hire service in 2022. All raising questions about his vetting. www.wired.com/story/edward...
DOGE Teen Owns ‘Tesla.Sexy LLC’ and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers
Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.
Reposted byJoaquin Castro
Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialFeb 6(source)
Republicans are trying to destroy the agency that keeps San Antonians safe on the job. They want to make it easier for big corporations and unscrupulous bosses to commit wage theft and abuse workers. What they’re doing is illegal and dangerous.
Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.socialFeb 6(source)
Republicans are trying to destroy the agency that keeps San Antonians safe on the job. They want to make it easier for big corporations and unscrupulous bosses to commit wage theft and abuse workers. What they’re doing is illegal and dangerous.
Reposted byJoaquin Castro
Maxwell Frost@maxwellfrost.bsky.socialFeb 5(source)
Republicans ran into the room to SHEILD Elon Musk from having to come and speak to Congress. They want their billionaire takeover done behind closed doors. The people deserve transparency. No one elected Elon Musk.
Maxwell Frost
@maxwellfrost.bsky.social
Open post ↗
I’m in Oversight Committee right now. Ranking Member Connolly just called for a vote to subpoena Elon Musk. Republicans out-number us on this committee, but many aren’t in the room. We’ll see who wins this vote. We deserve transparency and answers.
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Voting History
552 total votes
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DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2025-01-03—Election of the SpeakerNOT_VOTING——Johnson (LA)
2025-01-03—Call by StatesPRESENT——Passed

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