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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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Jul 16, 2013

I couldn't agree more. Just personally, I started college in the fall of 1992--21 years ago now. In 1991 or 1992, my mom made less than $20,000, and she was getting ready to send two twin sons--of course I have my brother--off to Stanford…

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Jul 16, 2013

In San Antonio. Coming from San Antonio. So these channels for getting our products to different markets are absolutely vital to continuing that success.

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Jul 16, 2013

I think you're absolutely right on that. For example, Congressman Garamendi, last week, San Antonio received word that, in a year, our exports went up 33 percent. There was a 33 percent increase in exports.

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Jul 16, 2013

Well, I've got a story tomorrow. I think I'm going to join the folks about immigration on the immigration issue and what I've learned visiting those places.

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Jun 2, 2013

What he hears ought to be what really animates the United States of America and so many other free countries, and that is that human rights are indivisible and they are every person's--every man, woman, and child's birthright.

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Jun 2, 2013

Our hope, I think collectively, is that President Obama will be very robust and very clear in his representations on behalf of human rights.

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May 19, 2013

The international pressure could very well be precisely what the President of Bolivia needs to be able to finally expel the malignant cancer of corruption that is killing both of the Bolivian justice system and the thousands of innocent…

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May 19, 2013

I am confident the good people in these companies do not want to support the perpetual imprisonment of innocents and will recognize the necessity of principled withdrawal should the Government of Bolivia fail to act.

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May 19, 2013

I ask you, the distinguished members of this committee, join me in calling on the sponsors of the Dakar Rally to bring their influence to bear for the thousands of innocent victims of the Bolivian justice system and especially for Jacob…

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May 19, 2013

The Bolivian Government must take immediate action to grant Jacob Ostreicher the due process he deserves.

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May 19, 2013

The existence of an extortion ring within the judiciary constitutes a serious threat to the credibility of the administration of justice.

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May 19, 2013

The Bolivian authorities must be made immediately aware that this now absurd miscarriage of justice is unacceptable.

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May 19, 2013

This amounts to nothing less than a horrible injustice for Mr. Ostreicher, who is in poor health.

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May 19, 2013

I am here today because my constituent Jacob Ostreicher remains in unlawful detention in Bolivia.

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May 7, 2013

Thus, I ask that you fully fund the Military Tuition Assistance Program.

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May 7, 2013

I respectfully ask that you fully fund the National Guard to enable it to continue to play a critical role as a member of the total force.

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May 7, 2013

I ask that you continue to explore ways to address these issues and increase funding for programs that will help treat and identify mental illness.

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May 7, 2013

Improving opportunities to transfer military credentials and training to the civilian sphere, job training and assistance, and implementing programs to ensure that service members are aware of the support and benefits available to them…

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Apr 10, 2013

I think some of these leaders are making too much money.

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Feb 13, 2013

Also you all have spoken about, I think you specifically, said that there are certain conditions in a nation that make it more susceptible to terrorism activity, including poor governance and poor development.

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Feb 13, 2013

I want to say first of all thank you to Ambassador Carson and to Ms. Dory for the work that each of you do on behalf of the nation on these issues.

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Jan 22, 2013

I think when there are scandals like this there are essentially two things that must happen. First, we need to make sure that justice is swiftly served. The second is that we have got to learn from our mistakes and implement policies to…

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Jul 24, 2012

Cloud computing technology is disruptive businesses and organizations and government in very positive ways.

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