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Marco Rubio: We are suddenly, as a nation, dangerously dependent – dangerously dependent – on other nations for all sorts of things…

On the recordSeptember 4, 2026
We are suddenly, as a nation, dangerously dependent – dangerously dependent – on other nations for all sorts of things that we need, not simply for our economic vibrancy but, in many cases, for our national security and our very survival as a prosperous nation-state.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida
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Remarks at the Foundry School Launch

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