Joaquin Castro

We should point out only Congress can provide a permanent solution for DACA recipients through legislation.

But the fact is, you had an attempted coup at the United States Capitol on January 6, and we have to get to the bottom of who exactly was involved, whether it included other members of Congress or anybody in the executive branch, and then…

He should cooperate. And he should work in the best interests of the American people in getting to the truth.

Well, I guess, on the one hand, I am surprised that they didn`t accept a bipartisan agreement to create a commission of citizens to look into this, all of us, as concerned Americans, trying to figure out what happened, and, just as…

As the Hispanic population continues to grow, we have to give Hispanic students the opportunity for higher education to prepare for the workforce.

I want to express the concern that I expressed to Gayle Smith and others at USAID and others in the State Department...

COVID-19 has shed a light into how critical a role the workforce system plays in our communities.

Thank you, Chairman, and thank you, Secretary Blinken, for joining us again.

Over the past several months, the situation in Colombia has seriously deteriorated and I'm very concerned about the reports of police violence and brutal crackdowns on protesters by the Duque government.

This is basically a naked power grab.

The governor and the Republican legislature have made Texas more dangerous.

If we let this term go without passing those significant pieces of legislation to protect our democracy, then by 2022, 2024 -- I don’t know that we’re going to recognize voting in this country by then.

Donald Trump owns the Republican Party in this country.

I believe, for example, that we ought to expand Pell grants, as I think a lot of us on this Zoom call believe; that, also, we should make things like community college free, that we should cancel some student debt, and so forth.

How do we help them navigate that? And what should we do about it?

Well, thank you. Thank you.

I think that this is a great idea, and it could be a long-term plan for generating sufficient COVID-19 vaccines for the entire region's population.

I agree with your statements on the importance of donating excess vaccines to Latin America and of supporting the intellectual property waiver at the upcoming World Trade Organization meeting.

We need to help our countries in the region fight corruption and also strengthen their ability to implement solutions.

Throughout the region, there is an uneven distribution of vaccines.

I have been advocating for a number of months for the U.S. to donate excess vaccines to the region.

Climate change is an existential threat that the United States must lead on. And your appointment is a welcome sign.

It is an honor to be here today with my colleagues from both committees to discuss one of the long-term challenges we face...

I joined Rep. Tenney in introducing a resolution urging the United Nations Security Council to impose an arms embargo on the Burmese military.

We're in agreement that the military should restore democracy and return back power to the civilian government.