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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Jul 28, 2014

The alternative--permitting Iran a large nuclear infrastructure--strikes me as imprudent and unlikely to succeed in the face of Iranian determination to advance its nuclear weapons capability.

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Jul 28, 2014

Congress should insist that nuclear facilities built in violation of Iran's NPT obligations be dismantled; this is important not only for regional stability, but for the integrity of the nonproliferation regime globally.

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Jul 28, 2014

I just think the danger here is quite frank.

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Jul 28, 2014

There is only one reason why you develop a rocket like that and that is to put a nuclear warhead on it.

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Jul 28, 2014

They have stopped the momentum on more sanctions. They have made future sanctions even harder.

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Jul 28, 2014

We wanted to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran. That was our hope.

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Jul 28, 2014

They wanted to achieve the maximum amount of sanctions relief that they could get without having to agree to any irreversible concessions on their nuclear program.

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Jul 28, 2014

A deal of this sort would have potentially negative implications for U.S. interests in the Middle East and beyond.

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Jul 28, 2014

We have implicitly agreed that they now have a right to enrich at any level.

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Jul 28, 2014

The only thing worse than war is crazy people with a nuclear weapon that can reach the United States of America on a rocket.

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Jul 28, 2014

This entire thing is a disaster. It is not just an embarrassing diplomatic failure; this is a dangerous national security failure.

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Jul 28, 2014

I think that that is incredibly naive.

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Jul 28, 2014

They are a state sponsor of terrorism. There is no nation on Earth that uses terrorism more than they do as an element of statecraft.

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Jul 28, 2014

What has been the delay in issuing that interim final rule?

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Jul 28, 2014

Will Secretary Pritzker or you on her behalf--will you make clear here today that you commit to implementing the oil spill impact formula as is written in the law?

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Jul 28, 2014

The Gulf Coast deserves our attention and our resources.

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Jul 28, 2014

I think it is going to be important for Floridians that we get plans moving.

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Jul 28, 2014

Just briefly so that no one is wondering where all the money went, in my statement I said the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund was $12.5 billion. It is actually $2.5 billion.

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Jul 28, 2014

Thank you for being here today and being a part of this and all the work that went into getting us to this point.

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Jul 23, 2014

I have personally said that this is not even about Iraq at this point; it is about the long-term security of the United States.

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Jul 16, 2014

Word of mouth on this issue is extremely powerful.

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Jul 16, 2014

We have to examine the reason why they want to come here, as opposed to going to Panama or some other place.

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Jul 16, 2014

I think it is unfortunate and counterproductive to ignore both the reality and the applications of our immigration laws.

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Jul 16, 2014

So, there are now--I mean, the word of mouth has gotten back that if you arrive in the United States by yourself as an adult, your chances are a lot better if you arrive as a parent of a child that is traveling with you.

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