Marco Rubio

The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act is a starting point.

We are not repeating errors of the past where we have valued stability or strategic interests at the expense of some of the democratic principles in the region.

The reason why it is in the national interest of the United States is because, No. 1, we do not want our allies, our strong allies, in the region, Israel, Jordan, Turkey, et cetera, to feel threatened by this; No. 2, because we do not want…

My statements on Syria have been reported. So people know that I believe in a more forward-leaning policy with regard to Syria.

I think it actually could potentially, one day in the future, serve as a model to some other authoritarian countries.

In so many ways, we like to hold up South Korea as an example of progress.

I think these forcible repatriations of North Korean refugees from China violates their international obligations.

What would set us apart from authoritarian competitors and lay the groundwork for a truly American legacy in East Asia is also a strong commitment to advancing individual freedoms.

I look forward to working on a very robust agenda to ensure that the subcommittee plays a strong role within the foreign policy community in ensuring that our nation's policies in East Asia and the Pacific region further both our national…

Clearly, a prosperous, democratic, and stable East Asia is crucial to our own national security, to our own safety, but also to our own prosperity.

I very much appreciate the fact that we are working together on the agenda of our subcommittee hearings in order to focus the proper attention of the U.S. Senate to the challenges that we have in Asia and the Pacific.

If your economy is demanding 2 million people a year to fill 2 million new jobs at a certain level, but you're only allowing a million people to come in, you have a supply-and-demand problem.

I think without critical data, we can't make informed decisions and the more money we can associate towards increasing data collection and improving the data is what we need to focus on.

We're shining a national spotlight on one of the gravest problems facing New York's fishing industry.

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

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…

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?

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.