Oh, when I was mayor of San Antonio, I pushed for expanding high-quality, full-day pre-K. We didn’t have the resources to make it universal, but you could clearly see that that was what I wanted to do. Julian Castro Read Quote
The destiny of the Latino community is interwoven with the destiny of the United States. Julian Castro Read Quote
The number one way that we can address these long-term challenges of poverty, of education, is to invest in early childhood education. Julian Castro Read Quote
Got a call on April 16, 2014 from President Barack Obama – I remember the date because it’s not every day that the president calls you and asks you if you want a job. Julian Castro Read Quote
I started when I was 39 as a cabinet secretary, and so I feel like I have lived an experience in my life where I can relate to families that struggle, and are scraping by and scrounging. Julian Castro Read Quote
I have a track record of getting things done as secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Julian Castro Read Quote
I do believe that being in public office is all about making choices. And if I’m president, I would steer this nation in a direction where we embrace progressive values. Julian Castro Read Quote
What I believe we need to do is to be the smartest, the healthiest, the fairest and the most prosperous nation on earth. So in order to become the healthiest nation on earth, we need a different health care system. Julian Castro Read Quote
To me, what I believe is that everybody should have the ability to enroll in Medicare. If somebody wants a supplemental plan or a private plan, then I believe they should be able to do that as well. Julian Castro Read Quote
