Political Quotes

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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Feb 6, 2025

It would be a very generous plan for the U.S. to help rebuild Gaza.

newsweek.com
Feb 6, 2025

Not only is this a good idea, we owe it to the American taxpayer because this is taxpayer money. This is not a charity.

nbcnews.com
Feb 6, 2025

This is not about ending foreign aid. It is about structuring it in a way that furthers the national interest of the United States.

nbcnews.com
Feb 6, 2025

It has to be programmes that we can explain. It has to be programmes that we can justify.

bbc.com
Feb 6, 2025

The United States is not walking away from foreign aid.

bbc.com
Feb 6, 2025

It’s a tragedy, it’s horrifying, and it needs to be dealt with. … We are going to help.

nbcnews.com
Feb 6, 2025

The future of Haiti belongs to the people of Haiti.

nbcnews.com
Feb 6, 2025

We need immediate changes to China's influence and control over the waterway.

bbc.com
Feb 6, 2025

This is a great step forward.

bbc.com
Feb 6, 2025

I find it absurd that we would have to pay fees to transit a zone that we are obligated to protect in a time of conflict.

cbsnews.com
Feb 6, 2025

That treaty obligation would have to be enforced by the armed forces of the United States, particularly the U.S. Navy.

cbsnews.com
Feb 6, 2025

The United States has a treaty obligation to protect the Panama Canal if it comes under attack.

cbsnews.com
Feb 6, 2025

I respect very much the fact that Panama has a process of laws and procedures that they need to follow.

cbsnews.com
Feb 6, 2025

As a result, we’ve let problems fester, missed opportunities, and neglected partners. That ends now.

vox.com
Feb 6, 2025

The message is that when there are sanctions because they are violating human rights, they are violating a whole series of things, travelling to Iran, helping countries that really wish harm to the United States.

bbc.com
Feb 5, 2025

So, what he's very generously has offered is the ability of the United States to go in and help with debris removal, help with munitions removal, help with reconstruction, the rebuilding of homes and businesses and things of this nature so…

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Feb 5, 2025

Gaza MUST BE FREE from Hamas. As @POTUS shared today, the United States stands ready to lead and Make Gaza Beautiful Again.

newsweek.com
Feb 5, 2025

For those of us in charge of doing the work of foreign policy, we understand it is essential.

cbsnews.com
Feb 5, 2025

We're going to continue to provide foreign aid and to be involved in programs, but it has to be programs that we can defend.

cbsnews.com
Feb 5, 2025

A threat to the canal and represents a violation of the Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal.

cbsnews.com
Feb 5, 2025

I know it's hard to ask for patience. I know it's hard to ask for trust.

cbsnews.com
Feb 5, 2025

So now, we're going to have to pursue it from the bottom up.

cbsnews.com
Feb 5, 2025

It has to be done in a way that's transparent, and we weren't getting those answers.

cbsnews.com
Feb 5, 2025

This is not about politics, but foreign aid is the least popular thing government spends money on.

cbsnews.com

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