Vote not to fund the requested $350 billion for the Iran war.

Joaquin Castro · Texas · Democratic

spending impact 0.86 specificity 0.95 extraction confidence 98%

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Occurrences

Evidence

"I will vote not to fund this illegal war, and will vote no."

Castro publicly pledged to vote against the requested $350 billion for the Iran war, but this was a statement rather than the funding vote itself.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Castro Statement on Trump’s Funding Request for Iran War | U.S. Congressman Joaquin Castro
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 92%

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Roll Call 170 on H. Con. Res. 75 was a failed House vote to remove U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran (212-212).

Within the lookback window, the House took a concrete Iran-war vote, and Castro was part of the member-level opposition to the war effort; this is related anti-war action but not a direct funding vote.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 81%

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"The House for the first time Wednesday approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran" ... "The roll call Wednesday was 215-208".

In the lookback window, the House took a fresh anti-war vote on Iran, showing ongoing congressional opposition. This is concrete related action, but it is not the specific vote on the requested $350 billion in Iran war funding, so it does not complete the promise.

partial same_term A for effort

House approves resolution to halt military action against Iran in a rebuke of Trump | AP News
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 72%

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Assessments

unresolved same_term A for effort

The evidence shows Joaquin Castro publicly said he would vote no and later participated in related anti-Iran war votes, but it does not document an actual vote on the specific requested $350 billion funding measure. That is enough to show opposition and effort, not enough to confirm the promise was fulfilled.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 89%

unresolved unknown

The record here shows Castro publicly promised to vote against funding an Iran war and later participated in related anti-war votes, but the evidence does not show the specific requested $350 billion funding measure coming to a recorded vote or Castro casting a recorded no vote on that exact funding request. Because the promise is tied to a specific funding vote, related war-powers votes and public statements are not enough to score full delivery. At the same time, the available record does not establish a clear failure on the precise promised action, so the strongest judgment is unresolved.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 84%

unresolved same_term A for effort

Castro clearly pledged to vote against the requested $350 billion Iran war funding, and he took related same-term anti-war action by voting on H. Con. Res. 75 to remove U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran. However, the evidence does not show that the specific $350 billion funding request came to a final funding vote or that Castro cast the promised vote on that funding measure. Because the promised outcome was a specific funding vote and the available record only shows a pledge plus related opposition, the promise remains unresolved rather than delivered or failed.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%