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US Representative Joaquin Castro, Democrat of Texas, speaks to reporters infront of the West Wing following a meeting of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus with US President Barack Obama on immigration at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House, in Washington, DC.
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Even if you're shortsighted, the nominations that are being held up are particularly important to the Democratic base ... If I was a Senate Democrat and I only cared about elections, I would still follow through with this.
Democrats and Republicans have not been able to come together on the great issues of our time. That’s the way in which the Senate is dysfunctional ... It has hardly anything to do with the way the rules are applied. It has everything to do with looking to the next election and not the next generation.
I'm the former vice chair of the Democratic Party Central Committee here in Marin, but that was back in the day when George Bush was president and the bad guys were all on the other side and they were the ones snooping on usMore quotes »
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APNewsBreak: George P. Bush raises $2 million
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Reprimands issued for GOP backers of Medicaid plan
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Sen. Tom suggests fining for special sessions
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