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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 22, 2019

Yes, I think so. And most of all making sure that the truth gets out to the American people on what is a very important subject to our democracy.

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Jul 22, 2019

I hope so because Bob Mueller is going to be talking about things that are fundamental to our democracy, about potential obstruction of justice by the president of the United States, issues of conspiring with members of a foreign…

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Jul 16, 2019

I am a very big supporter of public schools.

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Jul 11, 2019

The President should be sending the Red Cross to the border, not the United States military. I stand today with many of my colleagues to ensure that our government is not misusing funds, resources, and personnel that Congress has provided…

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Jul 10, 2019

That is an important point. When you went into that facility, this HHS facility, you were told, as a Member of Congress that has oversight authority over these Federal agencies and facilities, you were told not to speak to anybody that was…

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Jul 10, 2019

I want to speak tonight about the very deep humanitarian situation at the U.S.-Mexico border. Immigration has been the lifeblood of our Nation for generations. The United States has been blessed that people from all over the world have…

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Jul 10, 2019

In order to make sure that we start to solve this problem, there is legislation that the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and others are pushing immediately. There are a few specific things that we need to do. One of them is that we need to…

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Jul 10, 2019

That is absolutely right. These folks may not be citizens, they are not legal residents when they present themselves, but they are human beings. This is the most powerful, prosperous, and, we believe, humane country on the face of this…

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Jul 10, 2019

Absolutely. We talked about that piece, basically a Marshall Plan for Central America, the investment. And Zoe Lofgren, another colleague of yours from California--northern California, San Jose--has got legislation that addresses…

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Jul 10, 2019

In fact, more people have come since the announcement of that policy. It is an abject failure.

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Jul 10, 2019

In fact, I want to talk to you, because Americans ask the question, rightfully, of Members of Congress, ``Okay. So you have identified a problem or you are complaining about a problem. What is your solution to it?'' So I want to talk about…

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Jul 10, 2019

And if our colleagues have not read that article, Republican and Democrat, you should read that ProPublica article that was published last week, because it tells you exactly the problems with CBP right now and the culture at CBP. I want to…

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