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Governor Abbott’s abortion ban has made it impossible for doctors in Texas to practice standard care for pregnant women.
More and more OB-GYN doctors are leaving the state, and residency programs are shutting down. 1/
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Joaquin Castro
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Voting Record — 568
Yes40%
No56%
Present1%
Not Voting4%
Party align98%
Cross-party0%
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Joaquin Castro
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratTexas District 20
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Joaquin's ATmosphere Activity
19 recent posts · 21 sponsored · 104 cosponsored
Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.
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Wishing everyone in San Antonio and across the country a happy Thanksgiving filled with gratitude and good company!
Wishing everyone in San Antonio and across the country a happy Thanksgiving filled with gratitude and good company!
Patients are already dying because of this extremist abortion ban - how many more will die as more doctors are forced to leave?
Important reporting by Stephania Taladrid on a window into this crisis in the Rio Grande Valley. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... 2/
Governor Abbott’s abortion ban has made it impossible for doctors in Texas to practice standard care for pregnant women.
More and more OB-GYN doctors are leaving the state, and residency programs are shutting down. 1/
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Last weekend, the City of San Antonio hosted an event where more than 500 firearms were exchanged for H-E-B gift cards!
Until Congress can pass common-sense gun safety laws, it’s up to Texans to protect our communities.
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Undocumented workers pay nearly $100B year in state and federal taxes, including: "$25.7 billion in Social Security taxes, $6.4 billion in Medicare taxes, and $1.8 billion in unemployment insurance taxes in 2022."
Amount of services received for the payroll taxes paid?
0
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President-elect Trump said that he would impose tariffs on all products coming into the U.S. from Canada, Mexico and China on his first day in office. Those countries are the biggest sources of U.S. imports. Here's what to know. nyti.ms/3Ow3JUw
This @texasmonthly.bsky.social article by @yeehawcheeseburger.bsky.social is a great look at his legacy. 2/
www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...
Johnny Canales was a pioneer who brought Tejano music into so many homes, including my own growing up. His TV show provided a platform for Latino musicians and our community and culture as a whole to be celebrated. 1/
Open Enrollment is going on now until January 15th. If you need help signing up, schedule a free in-person or remote appointment by calling (210) 977-7997 or by visiting EnrollSA.com. 3/
In 2022, I was proud to vote for the Inflation Reduction Act, which has made health care on the marketplace more affordable than ever. 2/
This morning, I joined Mayor Ron Nirenberg, EnrollSA, and Methodist Healthcare Ministries to present CentroMed with a $3 million grant to help get more South Texans signed up for Affordable Care Act coverage. 1/
Reposted byJoaquin Castro
Texas Residency applications in ob-gyn have dropped significantly.
Data shows a 56% spike in maternal deaths between 2019 & 2022.
Now, doctors are relocating to New York, California, & Arizona.
Texas is in crisis mode when the standard of care is now a felony.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Reposted byJoaquin Castro
In 2022, more than a half million immigrants worked in the construction industry, according to a report by the American Immigration Council and Texans for Economic Growth. Nearly 60% of that workforce was undocumented.
Reposted byJoaquin Castro
Indeed. When they rounded up the Japanese Americans, myself and my family included, for internment during WWII out of fear over Japanese spies and saboteurs, two thirds of us were U.S. citizens.
Don’t think it won’t happen again when they come for the “undocumented.”
Reposted byJoaquin Castro
“Children relied on neighbors and strangers to pick them up outside their homes after school,” WJTV reported following the 2019 raids. “They drove the children to a community center where ppl tried to keep them calm. But many kids could not stop crying for mom and dad.” www.wjtv.com/news/childre...
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Voting History568 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
568 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-21 | 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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