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Marco Rubio: “The problem, of course, has been that over the years there are now people that have taken advantage of that system or…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2012
The problem, of course, has been that over the years there are now people that have taken advantage of that system or have taken advantage of that problem and make it much, much worse.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Rubio discusses the exploitation of vulnerable children in Haiti.

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