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On the recordSeptember 5, 2017
I certainly think if you are in an area where evacuations are what they call voluntary right now, you should start thinking about the fact that at some point tomorrow, early, by midday, those could become mandatory.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Rubio discusses the potential for voluntary evacuation orders to become mandatory as the storm approaches.

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