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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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Dec 2, 2014

When they talk about autonomy, when they talk about democratic opening, what it means to them is very different from what we think it means.

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Dec 2, 2014

I think the bottom line is that it is clear that our response to the democratic aspirations of people on the mainland or anywhere else when it comes to China are muted by real realpolitik considerations with regarding to China's influence…

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Dec 2, 2014

For all its problems, Taiwan people like the democracy that they have, and they do not want to go backward.

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Dec 2, 2014

They clearly want to influence the outcome of this election toward--they clearly want to set up a process that would elect someone that will do their bidding and will be compliant to the wishes of the Central Government in China.

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Dec 2, 2014

I think the evidence is pretty clear that they were sent there by the Central Government, at least in my opinion.

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Dec 1, 2014

What is the criteria that they use to determine the punishment?

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Dec 1, 2014

There are players that, because they've used performance enhancing drugs, some instances involving cold medicine... they're suspended for more games than Mr. Rice was.

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Dec 1, 2014

The NFL doesn't just play for 3 hours on Sundays, Monday, and Thursday nights.

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Dec 1, 2014

To defend them irrespective of what its personal views may be about their conduct.

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Dec 1, 2014

I mean, that's what you've said here today, that you didn't need to see the video, because they already knew what happened.

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Dec 1, 2014

I understand the distinction in the Rice case in the sense that he had already received one suspension.

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Nov 19, 2014

Senator Rubio, I would say that for the Chrysler vehicles not covered by the recall, I would drive them myself.

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Nov 19, 2014

Can you guarantee us here today that no one driving one of these vehicles outside of the territories currently covered... will be injured by this device in the way we have seen in other places?

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Nov 19, 2014

Iran is the world's leading sponsor of terrorism as a state.

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Nov 19, 2014

Thank you for your service to our country and congratulations on your appointment, and we look forward to moving forward quickly.

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Nov 18, 2014

On the evening of Monday, November 17, 2014, the Senate passed S. 1086, a bill reauthorizing the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program, CCDBG. This bill reauthorizes and amends the CCDBG Act with new requirements for State health…

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Sep 16, 2014

I am in favor of doing this. I have actually called for this for quite a while.

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Sep 16, 2014

There may not be anyone left for us to arm or train if Assad is continued to be given free rein to target them.

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Sep 16, 2014

It was my impression early in this conflict that when this arose, and by the way, it is important to remind everyone that this was not a U.S.-instigated thing.

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Sep 16, 2014

It seems from here to appear to be that Assad is undertaking a very deliberate strategy of trying to wipe out what we could call moderate forces.

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Sep 16, 2014

Had more of the moderate groups... had they had these things--cash, ammo, food--in greater supplies... it would have been very hard for Nusra to gain recruits.

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Sep 16, 2014

Had we been more forceful early on... do you think that it is possible that you would--that that space that was left there for ISIL may never have existed?

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Sep 16, 2014

He says he sees no point in coordinating with a country whose hands are dirty.

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Sep 16, 2014

I would just say that any hopes of coordinating with Iran, who I consider to be just as evil as ISIS, is something that I would discourage for a number of different reasons.

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Sep 16, 2014

ISIL must be defeated, period. End of story.

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