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" The advantage that Democrats have is that they're a big-tent party. "
Julian Castro
Democrats
Party
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" 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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" There has been a great challenge in improving educational achievement. It's a long-term issue, not a short-term one. It includes everything from getting more parents involved to addressing issues of poverty and improving what happens in the classroom. "
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" My family's story isn't special. What's special is the America that makes our story possible. Ours is a nation like no other, a place where great journeys can be made in a single generation. No matter who you are or where you come from, the path is always forward. "
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" 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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Death
Congress
Way
" I'm a recovering politician. "
Julian Castro
Recovering
Politician
" Obviously I'm young and I'm also Hispanic, two important groups in this election. And I'm confident that I can do a good job in articulating why President Obama ought to be the candidate that Americans select for the next four years. "
Julian Castro
Job
Hispanic
Good
" My mother dreamed dreams for Joaquin and for me long before we could dream them for ourselves. "
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Mother
Before
Dream
" As my family story shows, Latinos have been a blessing for USA for many generations. The future of America depends in part on the success of the Latino community, and this opportunity is just one more signifier of that. "
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Success
More
Future
" 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. "
Julian Castro
Finish Line
Finish
Always
" 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
" We all understand that freedom isn't free. What Romney and Ryan don't understand is that neither is opportunity. We have to invest in it. "
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Opportunity
Free
Freedom
" Opportunity today, prosperity tomorrow. "
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Prosperity
Today
Tomorrow
" Mitt Romney, quite simply, doesn't get it. "
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Get
Mitt Romney
Quite
" 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. "
Julian Castro
Housing
Smoke
Responsibility
" Hispanics have been among the biggest beneficiaries of the Affordable Care Act. "
Julian Castro
Act
Care
Been
" I understand Spanish better than I speak it. "
Julian Castro
Spanish
Understand
Than
" 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
" San Antonio is an ideal market for Major League Soccer. It's time that we put our best foot forward. "
Julian Castro
Time
Foot
Best
" And my mother fought hard for civil rights so that instead of a mop, I could hold this microphone. "
Julian Castro
Hold
Mother
Hard
" The destiny of the Latino community is interwoven with the destiny of the United States. "
Julian Castro
Latino
Community
United
" It's time to remove the stigma associated with promoting homeownership. "
Julian Castro
Remove
Time
Stigma
" What we see out there is an affordable housing crisis, particularly in the rental market in cities big and small, and we don't have the resources necessary to fill that gap. "
Julian Castro
See
Crisis
Housing
" 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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Prosperity
Community
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. "
Julian Castro
Believe
Back
Best
" I wanted to be a quarterback. I used to like Johnny Unitas, the old quarterback for the Colts. "
Julian Castro
Used
Wanted
Old
" 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
" 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
" 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
" 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.' "
Julian Castro
She
Said
Past
" When it comes to letting people marry whomever they love, Mitt Romney says, 'No.' "
Julian Castro
Marry
People
Says