“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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On the recordOctober 17, 2022
I've never denied an election, ever. I have never said that the election -- I'm not like Stacey Abrams in Georgia that denied her election. I never denied an election.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida
Source
transcripts.cnn.com

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Marco Rubio asserts that he has never denied an election, contrasting himself with Stacey Abrams.

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