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On the recordDecember 12, 2017
I hope my colleagues if they ever read this record, if it's ever reported what we are about to talk about here, what we have talked about today, realize that big companies, corporations, business interests, their obligation is to their shareholders, and/or owners to make money.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Rubio emphasizes corporate obligations to shareholders over ethical considerations regarding China.

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