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Marco Rubio: “The expansion of democracies around the world have led to free markets, and free markets have led to prosperity…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2012
The expansion of democracies around the world have led to free markets, and free markets have led to prosperity, freedom, and security.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Rubio discusses the positive outcomes of democracy and free markets in the Western Hemisphere.

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