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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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Mar 18, 2013

Unfortunately for New York today, neither of those two core principles prevail when it comes to our most prize summer fish, the fluke.

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Mar 18, 2013

I believe that there is one fundamental need that requires immediate attention by both stakeholders, NOAA, and Members of Congress, and that's the need to increase the frequency, the accuracy, and the validity of the science that we use as…

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Mar 18, 2013

And my final question is, do any of you have any specific recommendations as to how we can improve the collection of data related to the recreational industry in particular?

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Mar 18, 2013

Some of that money that was designed efficiently, the intended purpose to support these regionally driven fisheries, research, and management programs, some of that money has been diverted toward operational uses, correct?

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Mar 18, 2013

I've made fixing this interstate allocation system for summer flounder one of my top priorities.

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Mar 18, 2013

Are your organizations, are they prepared to handle the increased, if increased funding came, I mean, I know this sounds like a funny question.

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Mar 18, 2013

Do you all agree that we need to maintain or increase the funding for the data collection?

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Mar 18, 2013

I'd urge the Committee to consider the expert testimony here today from our New York witnesses.

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Mar 18, 2013

Our commercial saltwater fishing industry provides more than 100,000 jobs in Florida.

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Mar 18, 2013

I believe that many of the issues we're going to address in the Subcommittee are of great importance to my state, to the state of Florida, and actually to the country.

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Mar 11, 2013

I am interested in working on legislation with others that would declare the policy of the United States is to promote a global Internet free from Government control and maintain the current multistakeholder governance.

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Mar 11, 2013

Their real security challenges are internal; in essence, street crime.

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Mar 11, 2013

U.S. policy, particularly U.S. aid policy towards Egypt, would probably weigh heavily on the pragmatic side.

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Mar 5, 2013

We don't need more taxes. We need more taxpayers.

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Mar 5, 2013

Marco Rubio said something I think that is very appropriate. He said we do not need more taxes. We need more taxpayers.

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Feb 28, 2013

Those cuts, those things that people are going to face is nothing compared to what this nation is going to face if we continue to spend a trillion dollars a year more than we take in.

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Feb 17, 2013

His plan includes a possible eight-year path to permanent residency for most of the nation's estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants.

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Feb 12, 2013

I needed water, what am I going to do? God has a funny way of reminding us we're human.

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Feb 6, 2013

When we detain a suspected terrorist, the purpose of the interrogation--and I think you'd agree with this statement--the purpose of an interrogation is to develop information that could be used to disrupt terrorist activities and prevent…

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Jan 27, 2013

So I have not and I will never support, never have and never will support any efforts to grant blanket legalization amnesty to folks who have entered -- or stayed in this country illegally.

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Jan 27, 2013

I am not -- and I will never support -- never have and never will support any effort for grant blanket legalization amnesty to folks who have entered or stayed in this country illegally.

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Jan 22, 2013

Thank you, Madam Secretary, we all wish this had never happened so this hearing would never had to have happened, but we are glad to see you here, and wish you all the best.

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Dec 19, 2012

As Senator Pryor has articulated, the FMCSA should not suppress competition in the moving industry, and my fear is that this would happen if the agency eliminates an important moving option for do-it-yourself consumers. This would…

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Dec 19, 2012

I am a bit puzzled by the blame placed on lower level officials.

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