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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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Mar 1, 2017

But like many folks today, I believe that for the good of the country, he should resign.

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Mar 1, 2017

There seems to be much more that the committee doesn't know that we feel is vitally important for this oversight committee to have an understanding about.

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Feb 16, 2017

He's doing it to strengthen his own hand so that people will be more reluctant to question his authority and his decisions, and for our American democracy, that's not a good thing.

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Feb 16, 2017

I hope whatever was discussed, will also be discussed with the House Intelligence Committee. It's important to have a full and fair investigation into what happened with the Russians and the 2016 presidential election.

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Feb 16, 2017

That kind of talk is dangerous. What we've seen from President Trump and when he was a candidate also, is this eagerness to delegitimize major institutions in society.

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Feb 16, 2017

I absolutely want to see the transcript. And just like any other piece of evidence, I think as much as possible this stuff should be declassified because the American people should be able to see as much as possible.

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Dec 1, 2016

I thank Congressman O'Rourke. I thank the gentleman for all of his work on behalf of these DREAMers, these young students who were brought to the United States through no fault of their own. They have grown up here, many of them knowing no…

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Nov 29, 2016

I rise the day after my hometown, San Antonio, laid to rest a hero who was taken from us too soon, Detective Benjamin Marconi. The son of a San Antonio police officer, Detective Marconi was a 20- year veteran of the force whose life was…

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Sep 21, 2016

I thank Ranking Member Engel for yielding me this time and for his support of this legislation. He, Chairman Royce, as well as their staff members have been terrific partners in moving this bill forward. I also want to say a big thank you…

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Sep 14, 2016

The United States has an interest in making sure that around the world, particularly with allied nations, human rights and democracy are respected, whether their leaders fall on the right side of the spectrum or the left side of the…

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