OnTheIssuesLogo

Julian Castro on Budget & Economy

Democratic Presidential Challenger (withdrawn); former HUD Secretary

 


Economy isn't working even as Trump takes credit

There are a lot of Americans right now that are hurting. This president always likes to take credit, like he did this. We have now had about 105 straight months of positive job growth, the longest streak in American history. Over 80 months of that was due to President Barack Obama. Thank you, Barack Obama.

We need to invest in what will ensure that Americans can prosper in the years to come, making sure they have the knowledge and skills to compete in the 21st century economy, ensuring that they can afford the rent where they live and that they have health care so that they don't have to worry about going homeless because they can't afford a medical procedure.

Source: July Democratic Primary debate (second night in Detroit) , Jul 31, 2019

Too-tight credit market hurts minority home ownership

We finally fulfilled the full obligation of the 1968 Fair Housing Act by putting into practice the Affirmatively Furthering Communities of Color Homeownership must be an affordable option within reach of all credit-qualified Americans, particularly young adults and communities of color who have historically experienced tighter credit markets. While there is no question that credit markets needed to be reformed following the market collapse of the Great Recession, the pendulum has swung too far in the opposite direction. For example: the African American homeownership rate has fallen 6.7 percentage points to 43 percent; the Hispanic homeownership rate has fallen 2.5 percentage points to 45.6 percent; and the white homeownership rate has fallen 4.0 percentage points to 71.9 percent. If we are to reverse this trend in a responsible manner, FHA must continue to be a key source of support for low- and moderate-income and first-time homebuyers.
Source: HUD.gov Cabinet Exit Memo for Obama Cabinet biographies , Jan 5, 2017

  • Click here for definitions & background information on Budget & Economy.
  • Click here for a profile of Julian Castro.
  • Click here for VoteMatch responses by Julian Castro.
  • Click here for AmericansElect.org quiz by Julian Castro.
Other big-city mayors on Budget & Economy: Julian Castro on other issues:

Tom Barrett (D,Milwaukee)
Bill de Blasio (D,NYC)
Rahm Emanuel (D,Chicago)
Bob Filner (D,San Diego)
Steven Fulop (D,Jersey City)
Eric Garcetti (D,Los Angeles)
Mike Rawlings (D,Dallas)
Marty Walsh (D,Boston)

Former Mayors:
Rocky Anderson (I,Salt Lake City)
Tom Barrett (D,Milwaukee,WI)
Mike Bloomberg (I,New York City)
Cory Booker (D,Newark,NJ)
Jerry Brown (D,Oakland,CA)
Julian Castro (D,San Antonio,TX)
Rudy Giuliani (R,New York City)
Phil Gordon (D,Phoenix)
Tom Menino (D,Boston)
Dennis Kucinch (D,Cleveland,OH)
Michael Nutter (D,Philadelphia)
Sarah Palin (R,Wasilla,AK)
Annise Parker (D,Houston)
Jerry Sanders (R,San Diego)
Antonio Villaraigosa (D,Los Angeles) 		Abortion
Budget/Economy
Civil Rights
Corporations
Crime
Drugs
Education
Energy/Oil
Environment
Families/Children
Foreign Policy
Free Trade
Govt. Reform
Gun Control
Health Care
Homeland Security
Immigration
Infrastructure/Technology
Jobs
Principles/Values
Social Security
Tax Reform
War/Iraq/Mideast
Welfare/Poverty





Page last updated: Mar 25, 2021