Joaquin Castro tweeted the following:
"Third, Ive put forward legislation to use the influence of the federal government to drive change.I recently got an amendment into the National Apprenticeship Act that would open up Department of Labor support to the media & entertainment industries for paid apprenticeships."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Joaquin Castro:
"First, Ive engaged directly with more than a dozen major media companies across various platforms to seek accountability on these issues.Second, I've worked w/members of Congress & state legislators to apply greater scrutiny to public subsidies that benefit media companies."Read on Twitter
"Federal regulators play an important role in enforcing equal opportunity, but I also want to touch briefly on some of the other work Ive done in collaboration with many advocates to open more doors for Latinos in media."Read on Twitter
"This week, my office is sending a letter to the FCC and the EEOC that asks them to move swiftly to execute the GAO's recommendations, which I hope they will do.I will also continue to urge regulators to carefully consider how proposed media mergers can impact Latinos."Read on Twitter