It is true that our way of life, our democracy, our belief in our values, in the rules-based international order, is being challenged.
Marco Rubio
The Public Record
U.S. Secretary of State in the Trump administration; formerly U.S. Senator from Florida.
I think it is now fair to say that while wealth certainly increased, particularly in China through its export-driven economy... I do not think we can say either China or Russia are more democratic.
I think it is now fair to say that gamble failed and I think the President actually hinted at some of that in his speech the other night--and we are now entering a new era.
It is true that our way of life, our democracy, our belief in our values, in the rules-based international order, is being challenged and we have to meet that challenge.
The famous saying now seems silly, that no two countries with McDonald's in them have ever gone to war.
If I make that decision that that's the right place for me to serve at this moment in my life, I'll run for president. And that's what my decision will be built on.
I ask unanimous consent to yield back all time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is on agreeing to amendment No. 6493.
These are rules that allow people to have confidence that their vote counted and their vote mattered. They're not suppressing anyone's vote, they are rules designed to make sure the system works the way it's supposed to work.
Sure because I'm going to win, so I look forward to supporting that, but -- yes, no matter what the outcome is, I will support it, because Florida has good laws.
We have to have rules and we have to have laws. And those laws have to be followed.
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.





