Clinton, Sotomayor and Castro to attend Friday event together
July 23rd, 2014
03:36 PM ET
9 years ago

Clinton, Sotomayor and Castro to attend Friday event together

Washington (CNN) – Hillary Clinton, Sonia Sotomayor and Julian Castro will appear together in New York City on Friday as part of Dream Big Day at the Bronx Children's Museum.

Earlier this summer, Sotomayor surprised the former secretary of state during a book signing Clinton held at a Costco in Northern Virginia. The Supreme Court justice and Clinton shared a few words and held each others hand while they chatted.

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Castro, who served three terms as mayor of San Antonio, Texas, was recently confirmed as the secretary of housing and urban development. He is widely considered a rising star in the Democratic Party and some even say a potential vice presidential candidate in 2016 – the same year polling shows Clinton as the overwhelming frontrunner for the party's presidential nomination.

Dream Big is a summer academic program run through the museum that uses art to inspire 120 second and third graders from a number of different Bronx neighborhoods.

Sotomayor, who was raised in the Bronx and jokingly says she prefers to be referred to as “Sonia from the Bronx,” has been involved since the start of the program five years ago and invited Clinton and Castro to attend Friday's final presentation, according to Carla Precht executive director of the Bronx Children's Museum.

“She has been at our Dream Big event every year for five years,” Precht said. “For the kids, this is their dream big celebration day.”

During the event, Precht said that students will display what they had learned and perform for Sotomayor, Clinton and the other dignitaries. Precht said that Sotomayor and Clinton would deliver short remarks that will be geared towards the children.


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soundoff (13 Responses)
  1. it must be said

    Leftist birds of a feather flock together.

    July 23, 2014 03:46 pm at 3:46 pm |
  2. salty dog

    So much liberalism in one spot, shouldn't the world explode or something?

    July 23, 2014 03:46 pm at 3:46 pm |
  3. salty dog

    How's your nanny state issues coming? Denial ain't just a river in Africa friend.

    July 23, 2014 03:59 pm at 3:59 pm |
  4. Rudy NYC

    Dream big. Can someone tell the kids the difference between dreams and goals, for me? Goals are your action plans to achieve your dreams.

    July 23, 2014 04:05 pm at 4:05 pm |
  5. Abbey

    Yep Hillary wouldn't be found help at a church social with the blood on her hands.

    July 23, 2014 04:07 pm at 4:07 pm |
  6. Borderless

    A supreme court judge that campaigns with politicians should be immediately removed from the court.

    July 23, 2014 04:11 pm at 4:11 pm |
  7. just asking

    are they dreaming about how much they can achieve personally or about how much the government can give them and do for them? is it a communal big dream or a personal big dream? just wondering if lefties dream communally as well.

    July 23, 2014 04:17 pm at 4:17 pm |
  8. The Real Tom Paine

    @ Tommy G

    When you can present an argument that has actual, verifiable data, instead of personal attacks or inane, right-wing drivel, please let us know. However, given your track record, I'm not hopeful for you unless divine intervention takes place. Have a nice day.

    July 23, 2014 04:18 pm at 4:18 pm |
  9. Chris..E.al

    I would say without a shadow of a doubt millie venillie was hillies favorite band and i just wonder if her and sugar billy ever hookup these days they sure seem to love to be apart way apart .

    July 23, 2014 04:32 pm at 4:32 pm |
  10. Silence DoGood

    @Abbey
    Yep Hillary wouldn't be found help at a church social with the blood on her hands.
    ----------
    I can only guess that this conservative home-schooled attempt at an English sentence is a reference to the old B-Benghazi conspiracy theory. You missed the memo – most parts of it have been debunked even at the Issa hearings. How about something based on Area 51?

    July 23, 2014 04:39 pm at 4:39 pm |
  11. The Real Tom Paine

    @ just asking: ironic that you comment on group thinking when you demand that everyone agree with you or be branded a RINO.

    July 23, 2014 04:39 pm at 4:39 pm |
  12. Lynda/Minnesota

    "Dream Big is a summer academic program run through the museum that uses art to inspire 120 second and third graders from a number of different Bronx neighborhoods"

    Second and thirds graders? Woe unto America that we actually promote "dream big" to our youngest generation of children without political partisanship ending their dreams before those dreams have a chance to begin developing in their young minds.

    / sarcasm

    July 23, 2014 04:48 pm at 4:48 pm |
  13. Rick McDaniel

    How much will this appearance pay them?????

    July 23, 2014 05:04 pm at 5:04 pm |