The city council at age 26, the youngest in that citys history and became mayor at 35 and the youngest mayor of a top 50 city in the United States. In 2012, he gave the keynote at the Democratic National convention, the same speech that put barack obama on the national map eight years earlier, and in 2014, president obama asked him to serve as secretary of housing and urban development, a department with a 48 billion budget and 8,000 employees that worked to expand housing opportunities for americans. As a candidate for president , Julian Castro has focused on the needs of the most vulnerable, been a leader in the field on policy, and taken bold positions, including the role of iowa and New Hampshire in our nominating process, which brings us here tonight. Last month he made news by being the first candidate to say out loud that iowa and New Hampshire should not go first, sparking a national debate. And he purposely made that statement in iowa and wanted to come here and talk with iowa
The son of rosie castro a prominent activist. He and his brother joaquin now representing san antonio were going off to stanford and harvard together. Secretary castro was elected to the council at age 26 the youngest in that citys history and became mayor at 35 and the youngest mayor of a top city in the United States. At 2012 gave the keynote at the Democratic National convention, the same speech that put barack obama on the national map eight years earlier and in 2014 president obama asked him to serve as secretary of housing and urban development, a department with a 48 billion dollar budget and 8,000 employees that worked to expand housing opportunities for americans. As a candidate for president , Julian Castro focused on the needs of the most vulnerable, a leader in the field on policy and take bold positions, including the role of iowa and New Hampshire in our voting process. Last night he made news by being the first candidate to say out loud that iowa and New Hampshire should
The states first in the nation caucus. Mr. Castro advocated changing the primary and caucus system to better represent the broader electorate. Secretary castro was born on the west side of san antonio, the son of rosie castro, a prominent activist. He and his brother joaquin, now in congress representing san antonio, were in School Together before they went to harvard together. Secretary castro was elected to the council at age 26 the youngest in that citys history and became mayor at 35 and the youngest mayor of a top 50 city in the United States. At 2012, he gave the keynote at the Democratic National convention, the same speech that put barack obama on the national map eight years earlier, and in 2014, president obama asked him to serve as secretary of housing and urban development, a department with a 48 billion budget and 8,000 employees that worked to expand housing opportunities for americans. As a candidate for president , Julian Castro focused on the needs of the most vulnerab
System. Good morning, everyone. My name is winnie stack lburg, and im the executive Vice President of external affairs at the center for American Progress, and i want to thank each and every one of you for joining this very important event. Were here to discuss a fundamental issue, which strikes at the heart of our democratic values. If we truly believe that all americans deserve equal treatment in the eyes of the law, then we must ensure that our legal decisions are made by judges with backgrounds and perspectives that represent the experiences of all americans. Study after study has shown that Diverse Groups solve problems in a more thoughtful and innovative way and arrive at more efficient and effective decisions and solutions. So it comes as no surprise that diversity among our federal judges in terms of their race and ethnicity, their gender, their Sexual Orientation, their gender identity, their religious affiliation and their professional background helps produce a stronger just
This subcommittee hearing last about an hour and 20 minutes. Good morning. The subcommittee on National Parks force and public life will now come to order. The subcommittees meeting today to testimony on h. R. 2420 the nationales museum of the americn latino act. And a Committee Rule, any oral Opening Statements at hearings are limited to the chair and the ranking minority member. Therefore ask unanimous consent that all of the members Opening Statements be made part of the hearing record if their civic to the clerk by 5 p. M. Today. During no objection, so ordered. In addition due to the broad interest in todays hearing i would like to askn unanimous consent that allo interested members be allowed to join us and participate on the dais. Before we get started i would like to take a point of personal privilege and have a moment of silence for our friend, our colleague, defender of justice and equality and humanity, mr. Elijahel cummings. Thank you all so much. Thank you for attending th