Political Quotes

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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Jan 20, 2015

I want you to ask me for permission, and I want you to present the agreement to us.

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Jan 20, 2015

It is a freeze that scientists that have come before this committee have said if they, in fact, decide to proceed and not make a deal, they need about 3 months.

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Jan 20, 2015

He views himself as the temporary fill-in for the 13th imam, the Mahdi.

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Jan 20, 2015

We are being asked to trust that we are going to be fully consulted.

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Jan 20, 2015

Iran needs to know that there will be consequences for failure.

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Jan 20, 2015

It's difficult to avoid the conclusion that Mr. Rezaian is being used as a human pawn in the regime's attempt to gain leverage in the negotiations.

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Jan 20, 2015

I think all of us know they are destabilizing the region.

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Jan 20, 2015

Under his clerical interpretation, and that of many in Shia, the 13th imam cannot emerge until there is a cataclysmic showdown.

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Jan 20, 2015

If you believe that, I have a reactor to sell to you.

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Jan 20, 2015

I am proposing some legislation--and I look forward to hearing from you all today...

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Jan 20, 2015

It defies common sense that if I want to make a deal that something you are going to do that does not affect my ability to make that deal is going to make me walk away from a deal that I find is in my interest anyhow.

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Jan 20, 2015

I would like to understand today how you would like to see us pass muster.

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Jan 20, 2015

He does not just view himself as a cleric. He views himself as the temporary fill-in for the 13th imam.

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Jan 20, 2015

This deal is fundamentally about one thing on our side. Under what conditions will a congressionally imposed sanctions regime be dismantled?

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Jan 20, 2015

We have heard no one, no one say that if Congress were to weigh in on the final agreement it would have anything...

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Jan 20, 2015

We know that they are--even with the minor amounts of money that has been lessened from the sanctions regime...

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Jan 20, 2015

I strongly believe that Congress should enact policies that ensure that the U.S.

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Jan 20, 2015

I find that to be extremely troubling.

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Jan 20, 2015

I am just not sure that a country that violates just about every international norm should be invited into an international organization because that doesn't necessarily change attitudes.

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Jan 20, 2015

I do not think there is congruence right now, on the administration level.

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Jan 20, 2015

Secretary Kerry implied that Iran deserves the benefit of the agreement they struck.

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Jan 20, 2015

I want to understand whether or not this alternative mechanism is allowed or not under this agreement.

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Jan 20, 2015

The only way an agreement can bear the fruit that people laid out, is to make sure it is not violated.

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Jan 20, 2015

By allowing a U.S. bank a general license to move this money offshore, it is in essence allowing them access to the U.S. dollar.

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Jan 20, 2015

In 10 years, Iran will be in a much stronger position.

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