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" When it comes to letting people marry whomever they love, Mitt Romney says, 'No.' "
Julian Castro
Marry
People
Says
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" 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. "
Julian Castro
Election
Tea
Blue
" Being the keynote speaker at the convention this year is an honor I don't take lightly. I know I've got some big shoes to fill. Two conventions ago, the keynote speaker was a guy named Barack Obama. "
Julian Castro
Year
Honor
Shoes
" I understand Spanish better than I speak it. "
Julian Castro
Spanish
Understand
Than
" My mother dreamed dreams for Joaquin and for me long before we could dream them for ourselves. "
Julian Castro
Mother
Before
Dream
" 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
" My grandmother spent her whole life working as a maid, a cook and a babysitter, barely scraping by, but still working hard to give my mother, her only child, a chance in life, so that my mother could give my brother and me an even better one. "
Julian Castro
Child
Brother
Chance
" 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. "
Julian Castro
Success
Work
Creating
" The truth is that the dream of homeownership is out of reach for too many Americans. "
Julian Castro
Many
Truth
Truth Is
" 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
" 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
" It's a significant contribution if we can get immigration reform done. "
Julian Castro
Immigration
Reform
Contribution
" 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. "
Julian Castro
Success
More
Future
" People are getting more active and living healthier in San Antonio, whether it's walking, cycling, or using our parks. We now have concrete evidence that our investments are paying off and positively impacting the health of our families and the overall quality of life in San Antonio. "
Julian Castro
Quality
Walking
People
" Seven presidents before him - Democrats and Republicans - tried to expand health care to all Americans. President Obama got it done. "
Julian Castro
Done
Got
Democrats
" 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. "
Julian Castro
Chance
Free
Others
" Opportunity today, prosperity tomorrow. "
Julian Castro
Prosperity
Today
Tomorrow
" 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. "
Julian Castro
First
Up
City
" The advantage that Democrats have is that they're a big-tent party. "
Julian Castro
Democrats
Party
Advantage
" I see myself as a bridge-builder who can understand both sides. "
Julian Castro
Understand
See
Who
" Hispanics have been among the biggest beneficiaries of the Affordable Care Act. "
Julian Castro
Act
Care
Been
" Hopefully, in not a too distant future, we will see a Latino president, and who knows how's that going to happen. It's just a matter of time. "
Julian Castro
See
Will
Time
" Of all the fictions we heard last week in Tampa, the one I find most troubling is this: If we all just go our own way, our nation will be stronger for it. Because if we sever the threads that connect us, the only people who will go far are those who are already ahead. "
Julian Castro
Stronger
People
Own
" Even though I grew up and I didn't always like getting dragged to the meetings or the rallies or the speeches, I developed a very strong respect for participating in a democratic process. "
Julian Castro
Process
Meetings
Like
" 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. "
Julian Castro
Death
Congress
Way
" 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
" I grew up in a Texas where people would say, 'I didn't leave the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party left me.' Now, the reverse is happening. People are leaving the Republican Party because the Republican Party is going too far to the right in Texas. And that's a source of great potential support for Democrats. "
Julian Castro
Me
Party
Texas
" I stand before you tonight as a young American, a proud American, of a generation born as the Cold War receded, shaped by the tragedy of 9/11, connected by the digital revolution and determined to re-elect the man who will make the 21st century another American century - President Barack Obama. "
Julian Castro
Man
American
Proud
" 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. "
Julian Castro
Prosperity
Community
Hispanic
" I'm a recovering politician. "
Julian Castro
Recovering
Politician
" I wanted more people from my city to be able to have the kind of opportunity that I had. "
Julian Castro
People
City
Kind