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.
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.
We need to help our countries in the region fight corruption and also strengthen their ability to implement solutions.
I have been advocating for a number of months for the U.S. to donate excess vaccines to the region.
I believe, for example, that we ought to expand Pell grants, as I think a lot of us on this Zoom call believe; that, also, we should make things like community college free, that we should cancel some student debt, and so forth.
Climate change is an existential threat that the United States must lead on. And your appointment is a welcome sign.
It is an honor to be here today with my colleagues from both committees to discuss one of the long-term challenges we face...
We're in agreement that the military should restore democracy and return back power to the civilian government.
Many of us in Congress have spoken out strongly against the coup and urge for stronger actions like sanctions against the military.
I joined Rep. Tenney in introducing a resolution urging the United Nations Security Council to impose an arms embargo on the Burmese military.





