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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 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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Dec 19, 2012

This report has really furthered our understanding of what happened in Benghazi.

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Dec 19, 2012

I want to commend Senator Lugar on his service to our country.

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Dec 9, 2012

She was a singer in a genre of music that is largely dominated by males. Yet she brought a powerful voice to that genre where she sung frankly about her struggles to give her children a better life in this country.

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Dec 9, 2012

She was a singer in a genre of music that's largely dominated by males. And yet she brought a powerful voice to that genre where she sung frankly about her struggles to give her children a better life in this country.

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Jul 30, 2012

I want to be clear that I will make that an issue.

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Jul 30, 2012

If we fail to act, however, it is certain that our partners will be looking elsewhere.

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Jul 30, 2012

I was relatively pleased with some of the progress being made in El Salvador and their cooperation with us on a number of things like Afghanistan.

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Jul 30, 2012

I think that if you are going to give that kind of money and assistance to a country and its government, you have a right to insist on only wanting to give aid for countries that meet certain benchmarks.

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Jul 30, 2012

I think it actually is a case for certainty as opposed to one where the army was in the streets and people were being jailed.

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Jul 30, 2012

I am surprised there is not more engagement with.

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Jul 30, 2012

Thank you. Mr. Chairman, thanks for holding this important hearing as well.

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