CJJoaquin Castro
U.S. Representative, Texas District 20
- Party
- D
- State
- Texas
- Age
- —
- Serving since
- 2013
Rhetoric
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Toward Republicans
6.1n=42026-05-13 · Written statement · congress.gov
Extensions of Remarks statement
… of our domestic shrimp industry deserve meaningful attention from Congress. Regrettably, the Save Our Shrimpers Act does nothing to lower the cost of fuel or provide practical support to American producers. Instead, the bill offers a false promise to shrimpers in the United States by focusing o…
The speaker criticizes a specific bill, H.R.
Link to source ↗2026-04-03 · News quote · sacurrent
Congressman Castro slams Trump’s ‘illegal war’ as U.S. searches for crew of plane downed by Iran
The president started this war under false pretenses and without congressional authorization,
Joaquin Castro criticizes the president (not named, but implicitly the sitting president, presumably from the opposing party) for starting a war without congressional authorization and under false pretenses.
Link to source ↗2026-04-03 · News quote · sacurrent
Congressman Castro slams Trump’s ‘illegal war’ as U.S. searches for crew of plane downed by Iran
He claimed that Iran posed an imminent threat to the United States. It didn’t. They did not have a weapon that could strike the United States, and there was no indicati…
The speaker criticizes an unnamed 'he' (contextually an opposing-party official) for a specific factual claim about Iran's threat level, disputing it with concrete reasoning about capability and intent.
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Where they sit
Coalition
Progressive
Confirmed current member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
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Legislative activity
Sponsored
187
Cosponsored
1,691
Career totals · Source: Congress.gov · Last pulled 9/7/2026