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Marco Rubio: “Gang activity is a threat to U.S. national security, and so working to reverse its growth would be one of my priorities.”

On the recordMarch 15, 2011
Gang activity is a threat to U.S. national security, and so working to reverse its growth would be one of my priorities.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Marco Rubio identifies gang activity in Honduras as a national security concern.

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