WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Castro Calls on Trump Administration to Reverse Harmful Cuts to Medical Research in Texas February 15, 2025 Read Friday's Letter HERE WASHINGTON -- On Friday, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and all Democrats in the Texas delegation to Congress sent an urgent request for the Acting Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to reverse  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher and Congresswoman Julie Johnson Lead Effort Urging EPA To Avoid Firing Employees On February 14, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congresswoman Julie Johnson (TX-32) led 12 of their Democratic colleagues in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Region 6 in a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin urging a reconsideration of plans to terminate EPA emp  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- A report titled "Private Riches, Public Damage" exposes how special tax breaks and aggressive financial strategies enable private equity firms to extract wealth from acquired companies, often at the expense of workers, communities, and the environment. The report, authored by Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP), and Americans for Financial Reform (AFR), details how these practices contribute to economic inequality and systemic i  more