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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.

Jul 18, 2017

And, by the way, Congresswoman Moore, that is why a lot of people were referring to these cuts as cruel. I mean, it really is cruel.

Congressional Record · 2017-07-18
Jul 18, 2017

And, Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz, in the 1990s, my grandmother was in her eighties. In 1993, she went into a nursing home and stayed there for about 3 years until she passed away. My grandmother suffered most of her life from type 2…

Congressional Record · 2017-07-18
Jul 18, 2017

Mr. Speaker, every day, millions of Americans from every corner of our Nation get up early in the morning, leave their families, go off to work. They work hard to support themselves and their families. Many of them work two or more jobs at…

Congressional Record · 2017-07-18
Jul 17, 2017

I believe that these deep cuts will make for more desperate people around the world.

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Jun 27, 2017

Do you feel as though the President takes your advice?

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Jun 27, 2017

I think your time during your service during this President's tenure has been one of the more moderating voices on what I consider to be some of their more outlandish moves.

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Jun 27, 2017

So you can imagine around the world that people start wondering who is speaking for the President.

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Jun 20, 2017

Mr. Speaker, seeing no other speakers on my side, I am prepared to close as long as there are no other speakers on the majority side. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank, once again, Chairman Ed Royce, Ranking Member Engel, and Representatives…

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Jun 20, 2017

Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky), the coauthor of this bill, a true advocate for women, and my colleague.

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Jun 20, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this measure. I want to thank the bill's authors, Representative Schakowsky and Representative Noem, for their years' worth of work on this measure…

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Jun 13, 2017

But in all of it, it is very unsettling for Americans to try to understand where our Government is headed.

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