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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.

Mar 27, 2017

Sure. And, you know, and of course we want the aid to get there regardless of where it comes from, right? You want people to be helped when they need help.

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Mar 24, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I come from the State, Texas, that has the highest percentage of people who have absolutely no healthcare coverage, who use the emergency room as their health provider, and who also have serious health challenges. For Texans…

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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

Well, certainly, if all those reports are true, then this becomes more and more disturbing and most especially why the president and the administration have not been more honest and open about the extent of their meetings and interactions…

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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

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

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 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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