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Joaquin Castro

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Joaquin Castro is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 20th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he has focused on issues such as immigration reform, healthcare, and education. Castro has been an advocate for policies that support the Latino community and has worked to address economic disparities in his district. He is known for his vocal opposition to certain policies of the Trump administration, particularly regarding foreign aid and disaster response.

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Jun 23, 2021

He should cooperate. And he should work in the best interests of the American people in getting to the truth.

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Jun 23, 2021

Well, I guess, on the one hand, I am surprised that they didn`t accept a bipartisan agreement to create a commission of citizens to look into this, all of us, as concerned Americans, trying to figure out what happened, and, just as…

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Jun 22, 2021

I want to express the concern that I expressed to Gayle Smith and others at USAID and others in the State Department...

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Jun 14, 2021

COVID-19 has shed a light into how critical a role the workforce system plays in our communities.

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Jun 6, 2021

Thank you, Chairman, and thank you, Secretary Blinken, for joining us again.

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Jun 6, 2021

over the past several months, the situation in Colombia has seriously deteriorated and I'm very concerned about the reports of police violence and brutal crackdowns on protesters by the Duque government.

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May 25, 2021

If we let this term go without passing those significant pieces of legislation to protect our democracy, then by 2022, 2024 -- I don’t know that we’re going to recognize voting in this country by then.

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May 25, 2021

The governor and the Republican legislature have made Texas more dangerous.

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May 25, 2021

This is basically a naked power grab.

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May 25, 2021

Donald Trump owns the Republican Party in this country.

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May 12, 2021

I agree with your statements on the importance of donating excess vaccines to Latin America and of supporting the intellectual property waiver at the upcoming World Trade Organization meeting.

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May 12, 2021

We need to help our countries in the region fight corruption and also strengthen their ability to implement solutions.

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