She showed tenacity not only as the first female chair of the House Appropriations Committee but as a friend to and fighter for all. She will be missed.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Texas District 20
Joaquin Castro
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Voting Record — 583
Yes40%
No56%
Present1%
Not Voting3%
Party align98%
Cross-party0%
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Joaquin Castro
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratTexas District 20
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20 recent posts · 21 sponsored · 104 cosponsored
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Nita Lowey was a force. She devoted more than three decades of her life serving in Congress, fighting for women’s rights, education, and medical research.
We must continue to fight back. The Alien Enemies Act is a wartime measure that has left a very dark stain on our nation’s history. This takes us down a dangerous road and the courts must continue to hold this Administration accountable.
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I hope that Trump allows this 10-year-old’s family to be on humanitarian parole so that they can come back to the U.S. and get their daughter—a U.S. citizen— the care she needs. She will die because of what this Administration did. Trump needs to undo this damage now and save her life.
Trump has offered a “gold card” for citizenship to anyone who can pay $5 million dollars. And yet, he won’t let a 10-year-old girl with brain cancer—a U.S. citizen—remain in Texas with her family to receive her treatment. It’s despicable.
If President Trump invokes the Alien Enemies Act to start mass deportations, it would be an abuse of power. It is a wartime measure, most recently used in WW2 to intern many Japanese, Italian, and German Americans—and it has remained a dark stain on the nation’s history.
Raul Grijalva was a giant in Congress. He was a legend of Mexican-American activism, known across the country for protecting our national parks and being a voice for all communities. He was a kind and brilliant man and he will be so missed.
House Dems are ready to pass a four week funding extension in order to reach a true bipartisan agreement and keep the government open.
I am holding DOGE and its employees accountable. People with ties to the real estate industry should NOT have access to public housing assistance data.
We demand that the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) takes immediate action and enforces ethical and legal compliance.
• Title I schools who support the most vulnerable students
• Progress we’ve made to support students with disabilities
• Students who depend on federal aid to afford college
Shuttering the Department of Education will impact fundamental programs that help our students succeed. In Texas, this means betraying:
Shuttering the Department would make America less competitive and take away those opportunities from our students. Our country was based on the premise that all of us can chase our dreams.
This is shameful. Arbitrarily cutting half of the Department of Education’s staff will have far reaching consequences.
Trump is turning his back on our students, parents, and teachers. Education should level the playing field and build an infrastructure of opportunity for all our kids.
An update from me—I voted no on tonight’s continuing resolution (CR).
Trump is already behaving like a dictator. This case is designed to silence anyone who challenges this administration. If Mahmoud Khalil is deported, that precedent will take the United States down a very dark and dangerous road.
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Thank you to the 1,000+ people who joined us — it was great to hear from you.
There was a powerful sense of solidarity during today's Town Hall at Our Lady of the Lake as we heard from veterans, students, seniors, & others who are worried about the future but ready to stand up for San Antonio, Texas and America.
To business leaders — if you don’t speak up strongly against what Trump’s doing now then don’t ever call me again to complain about the damage of tariffs, lack of free markets, higher taxes, etc., on your industry.
His policies are hurting everyone — businesses AND workers.
Remember 2010/2011 when the corporate line against Obama was that his policies were creating “uncertainty”?
Well this is total chaos. Yet much of the business community tries to appease Trump rather than fight back.
3 years ago, sick and dying veterans had to come to Washington to shame GOP senators into passing the PACT Act.
If Trump’s plan moves forward, VA staff hired to help veterans with the PACT Act will be thrown to the curb. People will suffer because GOP lawmakers are too scared to stand up to Trump.
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Voting History583 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
583 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-06 | H.R. 27 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-02-06 | H.R. 27 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-02-05 | H. Res. 93 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-02-05 | H. Res. 93 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-02-05 | H.R. 776 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-02-04 | H.R. 43 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-23 | H.R. 21 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-23 | H.R. 21 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-01-23 | H.R. 471 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-23 | H.R. 375 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-22 | S. 5 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-22 | H.R. 165 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-22 | H. Res. 53 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-22 | H. Res. 53 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-22 | H.R. 187 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-21 | H.R. 186 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-16 | H.R. 30 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-16 | H.R. 30 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-01-15 | H.R. 33 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-15 | H.R. 144 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-15 | H.R. 164 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-14 | H.R. 28 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-14 | H.R. 28 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-01-14 | H.R. 153 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-14 | H.R. 152 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-13 | H.R. 192 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-09 | H.R. 23 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-07 | H.R. 29 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-03 | H. Res. 5 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-03 | H. Res. 5 (119th) | Motion to Commit with Instructions | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-01-03 | H. Res. 5 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-01-03 | — | Election of the Speaker | NOT_VOTING | — | — | Johnson (LA) |
| 2025-01-03 | — | Call by States | PRESENT | — | — | Passed |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.
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