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

The President has said that, if it came down to it, that the United States would do that if it were necessary.

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Jan 20, 2015

Well, if Iran does not honor its agreement, then Europe should not honor its part of the agreement either.

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Jan 20, 2015

There is no enthusiasm in the Arab world for this deal.

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Jan 20, 2015

None of the nations most directly impacted by the Iranian threat, meaning none of our Arab allies, not Israel, none of them, are at the negotiating table?

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Jan 20, 2015

We are called to lead on this matter.

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Jan 20, 2015

The last time I checked, this country saved the world on at least two occasions in the last century. I do not remember the last time the world saved America.

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Jan 20, 2015

I cannot imagine any entity on the planet, especially in the banking sector, deciding we would still rather have access to the Iranian market and somehow cut ourselves off from the rest of the world.

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Jan 20, 2015

It is my understanding that the U.S. sanctions are the biggest piece of the sanctions in place that have the greatest impact.

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Jan 20, 2015

This argument that somehow if we walk away from the deal, this guarantees that sanctions go away and that Iran moves forward on a nuclear weapon is absurd.

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Jan 20, 2015

If Israel conducts an airstrike against a physical facility, does this deal, the way I read it, does it require us to help Iran protect and respond to that threat?

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Jan 20, 2015

The reason why it is important, it is important for companies anywhere in the world to know that whatever investment they make in Iran, they are risking it.

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Jan 8, 2015

Clinton presidency would be a death blow to the American Dream

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Jan 8, 2015

We haven't been creative or innovative enough in offering solutions. We've spent plenty of time opposing the president's agenda, but not enough time applying our principles of limited government and free enterprise to the challenges of our…

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Jan 1, 2015

You can’t put strategy in legislation, that’s up to the commander-in-chief working with military officials.

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Dec 16, 2014

This entire policy shift announced today is based on an illusion, on a lie. The lie and the illusion that more commerce and access to money and goods will translate to political freedom for the Cuban people.

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Dec 16, 2014

Marco Rubio said today he would block any ambassador to Cuba.

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Dec 8, 2014

I oppose all three for that purpose. That is not Congress' role to micromanage military tactics.

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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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