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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 23, 2016

I would like to thank Chairman Corker and Ranking Member Cardin for holding this hearing on human trafficking.

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Feb 23, 2016

The majority of Republican voters in this country do not want Donald Trump to be the nominee. I think that's been pretty clear now. The problem is that they are divided up among four people.

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Feb 22, 2016

It is in the national interest to prevent overfishing while producing an optimal yield.

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Feb 21, 2016

There's a culture in the Cruz campaign from top to bottom that no lie is too big, no trick too dirty. Rick did the right thing by apologizing. It's high time that Ted Cruz did the right thing and stop the lies.

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Feb 21, 2016

It will take a partnership between the technology industry and the government to confront and solve this.

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Feb 21, 2016

At some point there has to be some level of accountability otherwise your running an operation we're sending the message to people that work for you, go out and do anything you want and if you get caught, we'll just apologize but we'll…

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Feb 21, 2016

Every single day, something comes out of the Cruz campaign that's deceptive and untrue.

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Feb 18, 2016

He is the unity candidate. He is the one candidate that can take this fractious party and such a fractious debate and really bring all of the various factions together behind him.

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Feb 16, 2016

Ted unfortunately has proven that he's willing to say or do anything to get elected.

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Feb 14, 2016

There is no way the Senate should confirm anyone that Barack Obama tries to appoint in his last year in office to a lifetime appointment.

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Feb 14, 2016

The president can appoint whoever he wants but Mitch McConnell already made it clear, we're not moving forward on any nominees in the Senate until after the election and I agree with that.

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Feb 10, 2016

Burkina Faso understands it must improve its counterterrorism capabilities in order to protect its people and attract and keep foreign investment.

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Feb 10, 2016

If confirmed, I would continue working with the government on this issue, focusing on concerns including victim protection measures.

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Feb 10, 2016

I cannot imagine a more important relationship than the one that we have with the African continent.

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Feb 10, 2016

Certainly one area would be to shed a little bit more light on this and to make sure that the Indonesian people are aware of issues like this going on.

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Feb 10, 2016

If confirmed, I will focus on promoting inclusive growth, citizen security, and good governance in a manner that benefits all citizens.

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Feb 10, 2016

To help Haiti achieve results that strengthen democratic institutions, it is my understanding that USAID focuses on key areas of capacity building for the Government of Haiti.

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Feb 10, 2016

If confirmed, I would strive to receive greater assurance that commercial disputes involving U.S. businesses will be resolved in a fair manner, consistent with due process.

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Feb 10, 2016

The extent to which the Government of Burma follows through on its commitments to respect the results of the election, peacefully transfer power, and protect the human rights of members of all its diverse populations...

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Feb 10, 2016

Thank you. The committee is adjourned.

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Feb 10, 2016

A delay in that response could delay a final vote in consideration by the Senate.

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