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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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Jun 27, 2019

I ask unanimous consent that the majority leader, the senior Senator from South Carolina, the junior Senator from Oklahoma, and the junior Senator from North Carolina be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions from June…

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Jun 3, 2019

We must remember Tiananmen--not simply as a historical event but as a present and poignant reminder that when the Chinese people are free to assemble, to act, and to speak, they demand freedom, democracy, and political reform.

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Jun 3, 2019

We must reckon with the ongoing systematic human rights abuses committed by the Chinese Communist Party.

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Jun 3, 2019

Tiananmen must not be viewed exclusively through the lens of history.

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Jun 3, 2019

Today we honor those whose lives were irrevocably altered by the events of that day.

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Jun 3, 2019

The fundamental human yearning for dignity and human rights and basic rights is not limited to any one region.

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May 16, 2019

dominant in the news--on which I have expected there to be more coverage--is a matter that I think is of great urgency to the country, global security, and peace--that being the tensions that are rising in the Middle East. I have heard a…

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May 16, 2019

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Braun). Without objection, it is so ordered.

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May 14, 2019

If this extradition amendment passes, theoretically a journalist could be extradited to the mainland for reporting that the Chinese Communist Party doesn't like.

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May 14, 2019

China's human rights record is getting worse. I mean we know about what is happening to the Uyghurs.

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May 14, 2019

You are all true champions of freedom and democracy and you appear today, as we know, under both threat and risk.

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May 14, 2019

I am disappointed that human rights--and I will be fair to be bipartisan, not just in this administration but in other administrations--human rights when it comes to trade deals tends to be sidelined.

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