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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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Jul 25, 2018

we were sitting in the cloakroom between the last two votes that just happened in the Senate, and everybody's phone started buzzing at the same time. That is because everyone receives these alerts from the National Weather Service. The…

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Jul 25, 2018

We are talking about detention, and frankly in my view, the torture, humiliation, and abuse of hundreds of thousands of people.

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Jul 25, 2018

I want to start with the first one. You know, let me just make sort of an editorial comment at the front end.

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Jul 25, 2018

Beijing still does care about its international reputation, meaning that both public and diplomatic pressure can be effective tools in encouraging change.

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Jul 25, 2018

It is a mistake to think that staying silent on human rights in China is a neutral act.

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Jul 25, 2018

Just tell Commerce that DNA sequencers are being used to violate human rights in a grotesque way so hopefully they can get moving on denying this.

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Jul 25, 2018

Well, just on the issue of whether or not the end user is using it this way, the Department of State is seated right next to you, and they just testified publicly how this information is being used. So I think we have an interagency…

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Jul 25, 2018

It's hypocritical for American corporations and multinationals doing business in China who are fully prepared to boycott American cities.

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Jul 25, 2018

These are some of the most horrifying things that are happening in the world today.

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Jul 25, 2018

The people who are in the embassy here are... irritated by it.

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Jul 25, 2018

This treatment of our families in our former homeland is unacceptable.

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Jul 25, 2018

Nobody should suffer such treatment.

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