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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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Jan 14, 2020

I, like many of my colleagues, recently visited our armed forces in Afghanistan and had the opportunity to meet with many of our men and women who are working on training special forces and Afghan pilots.

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Jan 14, 2020

As we speak, hundreds of people from Central America seeking refuge at our borders are forced to wait in Mexico as their asylum claims are processed.

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Jan 14, 2020

I think they certainly have a responsibility ensuring that people that want protection have the opportunity to request it, but they have not done nearly enough in this area.

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Jan 14, 2020

Many of these Mexican cities the U.S. Government has advised Americans not to travel to.

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Jan 14, 2020

I think this is one of the best parts of our democracy is that we can be critical of ourselves.

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Jan 9, 2020

In the last few days, the American people have been unwillingly taken to the brink of war at the direction of this administration. Through reckless actions, the White House has unified the Iranian public, alienated our partners in Iraq and…

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Dec 18, 2019

As my colleagues have said, the evidence of the President's abuse of power and obstruction of Congress is uncontested. But let's outline a few key events involving the nearly $400 million in military aid that was held up by President Trump…

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Dec 6, 2019

The right to vote in our Nation is fundamental to our democracy, and that right to vote continues to come under assault. States with a history of denying and blocking the right to vote, like my home State of Texas, are no longer held in…

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Dec 3, 2019

We are living in an era where unfortunately this President and his Administration have a white nationalist running immigration policy.

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Dec 3, 2019

I would like to introduce a fellow San Antonian, Pedro Martinez.

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Dec 3, 2019

I think it is odd that every Sunday pastors across this country ask their parishioners to go down to Latin America in a way that will be helpful to the people there, in a way that will help save the souls of their parishioners. Why is it…

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Dec 3, 2019

As Representative Castro said, last year our district has the largest achievement gains in the entire State of Texas.

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