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" Hispanics have been among the biggest beneficiaries of the Affordable Care Act. "
Julian Castro
Act
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Been
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" Our families don't always cross the finish line in the span of one generation. But each generation passes on to the next the fruits of their labor. "
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Finish
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" The prosperity of the United States and the prosperity of the Hispanic community, as the fastest-growing community, are one and the same. The destinies are one and the same. "
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Hispanic
" I believe that Secretary Clinton has said, has acknowledged, that that was not the best way to handle her emails back then... and has turned over all of the information and the emails and documents and now the server. "
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" And because he knows that we don't have an ounce of talent to waste, the president took action to lift the shadow of deportation from a generation of young, law-abiding immigrants called dreamers. "
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Shadow
" We have a responsibility to protect public housing residents from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke, especially the elderly and children who suffer from asthma and other respiratory diseases. "
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Smoke
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" My grandmother, when she was young, would've walked past shops where some folks had out a sign that said, 'No Mexicans or dogs allowed.' "
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She
Said
Past
" When it comes to letting people marry whomever they love, Mitt Romney says, 'No.' "
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People
Says
" And my mother fought hard for civil rights so that instead of a mop, I could hold this microphone. "
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Mother
Hard
" The overwhelming success of San Antonio B-Cycle has proven that San Antonio is a model city for bike-sharing, and as we work toward creating a fitter city, the bike-share program encourages a more active and healthy lifestyle. "
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Success
Work
Creating
" I have learned in life that the best thing you can do to create a great future for yourself is don't forget what's in front of you. And so I'm trying to do a great job at HUD. "
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Yourself
Life
Great
" My mother dreamed dreams for Joaquin and for me long before we could dream them for ourselves. "
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Mother
Before
Dream
" Some people are lucky enough to borrow money from their parents, but that shouldn't determine whether you can pursue your dreams. "
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Parents
Money
You
" If you're willing to work hard and play by the rules, you should be able to move up. "
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You
Work Hard
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" In the end, the American dream is not a sprint, or even a marathon, but a relay. Our families don't always cross the finish line in the span of one generation. But each generation passes on to the next the fruits of their labor. "
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Marathon
End
" First thing that I put up in my office here at City Hall was a poster from 1971 when my mother ran for city council. "
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First
Up
City
" The number one way that we can address these long-term challenges of poverty, of education, is to invest in early childhood education. "
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Challenges
Education
Early
" We know that in our free market economy some will prosper more than others. What we don't accept is the idea that some folks won't even get a chance. "
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Chance
Free
Others
" The advantage that Democrats have is that they're a big-tent party. "
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Democrats
Party
Advantage
" The Tea Party definitely scored a significant victory with Senator Cruz's election in 2012 and scored victories in some statewide primaries. But to me, as the Tea Party gets stronger within the Republican Party in Texas, the prospect of a blue Texas becomes stronger and stronger. "
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Election
Tea
Blue
" Republicans are so far out to the right, it's pushing people into the Democratic Party. "
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Right
Far
Pushing
" I wanted to be a quarterback. I used to like Johnny Unitas, the old quarterback for the Colts. "
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Used
Wanted
Old
" Now, in Texas, we believe in the rugged individual. Texas may be the one place where people actually still have bootstraps, and we expect folks to pull themselves up by them. But we also recognize there are some things we can't do alone. We have to come together and invest in opportunity today for prosperity tomorrow. "
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Together
Alone
Now
" Technology has transformed how we live, learn and work, but not everyone has been able to participate in these developments. "
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Everyone
Work
Technology
" The only part of my mother's experience that still gets to me is the way she and people like her were looked down upon for asking America to be America, for asking for full and equal participation in our democracy. "
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Experience
People
Mother
" Seven presidents before him - Democrats and Republicans - tried to expand health care to all Americans. President Obama got it done. "
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Done
Got
Democrats
" I couldn't help but to think back to my classmates at Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio. They had the same talent, the same brains, the same dreams as the folks we sat with at Stanford and Harvard. I realized the difference wasn't one of intelligence or drive. The difference was opportunity. "
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Opportunity
Intelligence
Dreams
" I want to be able to pick up a list of names of graduates from high schools and colleges in the city and to see that that list is longer than it was when I started in 2009. "
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Names
City
Want
" My grandmother didn't live to see us begin our lives in public service. But she probably would have thought it extraordinary that just two generations after she arrived in San Antonio, one grandson would be the mayor and the other would be on his way - the good people of San Antonio willing- to the United States Congress. "
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People
Good
Live
" Mitt Romney, quite simply, doesn't get it. "
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Get
Mitt Romney
Quite
" This thing has been studied to death by Republicans and Democrats: several committees, including in Congress, that have all said, 'Yes, of course what happened was tragic, but Secretary Clinton was not in any way at fault,' and what you have here with these e-mails is basically a witch hunt. "
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Congress
Way