Marco Rubio
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U.S. Secretary of State in the Trump administration; formerly U.S. Senator from Florida.
One of the arguments I have made, of course, is that our relationship and the cooperation that we get from the King and the Jordanian Government are extraordinary.
Kirchner has replaced independent media regulators with a board charged with overseeing the distribution of media licenses.
We have to hold them accountable to make sure they push their neighbors, push their partners on those issues that we cherish
The sole totalitarian regime and state sponsor of terrorism in our hemisphere
I am also concerned--and I am no longer the ranking member of this subcommittee, but I am glad I am here today--by what best can be characterized as an indifferent foreign policy--and both parties are guilty of this--toward the hemisphere…
There is this emerging trend, which I find as a direct threat, and that is the growing authoritarianism
If it wants to be an ally, if it wants to have a better relationship with the United States, it must engage in good faith negotiations with its creditors, and it must honor its international financial obligations.
We have this trend in Latin America of people who get elected but then do not govern democratically, and Argentina is an example of this.
I am not sure what you are going to get advice in unless you are looking to become a totalitarian government because that is the only thing they are good at.
You do not want to necessarily be in direct and constant conflict with the host government.
The Senate has few responsibilities more important than providing advice and consent on the President's judicial nominations.
The people of Florida and the people of the United States deserve the finest men and women we can find to occupy these judgeships.
I mean, this is not--my understanding of the region is that most, if not all, of the countries would like stronger integration with China.
Because their wages should be increasing and sometimes they are not, because the conditions are not very good.
Our values of openness allow them to invest, the Chinese to invest here, but when we try to reciprocate there are all kinds of impediments to that.
The rules they want are actually much more one-sided, to the benefit of China and to the detriment of their neighbors and perhaps the rest of the world.
We are going to negotiate to get a high quality, high standard agreement, and that is what we are still after.
This is an order that I think has benefited not just these countries, by the way, but the Chinese people, for whom access to the American marketplace has really expanded economic opportunity.
But while open trade has benefited the Chinese people, the Chinese Communist Party is not all that enthusiastic about expanding civil liberties.
It will be critical to bringing home and implementing this agreement once it is finally negotiated.





