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Castro Statement on House Investigation into Texas Voter Purge

Statement

Date: March 28, 2019
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Operations

Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Vice Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and a member of the House Intelligence Committee and House Education and Labor Committee, today made the following statement on the House Oversight Committee's investigation into voter irregularities in multiple states--including Texas--during the 2018 election:

"We cannot allow Texas' state leadership to exclude thousands of individuals from our democratic process and specifically disenfranchise Latinos and other naturalized citizens--a substantial group in Texas--from voting. That's why I am glad to see House Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah Cummings and Rep. Jamie Raskin push back against Governor Abbot, Acting Secretary of State Whitley, and Attorney General Paxton for their egregious actions. Removing thousands of American voters from Texas voting rolls and thus stifling their ability to vote is suppression at the highest levels and should be investigated as such."


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