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Marco Rubio

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U.S. Secretary of State in the Trump administration; formerly U.S. Senator from Florida.

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Feb 9, 2023

It is true that our way of life, our democracy, our belief in our values, in the rules-based international order, is being challenged.

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Feb 9, 2023

We want to be ready for conflict, but our goal is to avoid war.

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Feb 9, 2023

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.

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Feb 8, 2023

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.

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Feb 8, 2023

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.

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Feb 8, 2023

The famous saying now seems silly, that no two countries with McDonald's in them have ever gone to war.

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Dec 24, 2022

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.

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Nov 29, 2022

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.

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Oct 17, 2022

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.

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Oct 17, 2022

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.

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Oct 17, 2022

We have to have rules and we have to have laws. And those laws have to be followed.

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Oct 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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