Marco Rubio
The Public Record
U.S. Secretary of State in the Trump administration; formerly U.S. Senator from Florida.
Not only is this a good idea, we owe it to the American taxpayer because this is taxpayer money. This is not a charity.
This is not about ending foreign aid. It is about structuring it in a way that furthers the national interest of the United States.
It has to be programmes that we can explain. It has to be programmes that we can justify.
It’s a tragedy, it’s horrifying, and it needs to be dealt with. … We are going to help.
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.
That treaty obligation would have to be enforced by the armed forces of the United States, particularly the U.S. Navy.
The United States has a treaty obligation to protect the Panama Canal if it comes under attack.
I respect very much the fact that Panama has a process of laws and procedures that they need to follow.
As a result, we’ve let problems fester, missed opportunities, and neglected partners. That ends now.
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.
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…
Gaza MUST BE FREE from Hamas. As @POTUS shared today, the United States stands ready to lead and Make Gaza Beautiful Again.
For those of us in charge of doing the work of foreign policy, we understand it is essential.
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.
A threat to the canal and represents a violation of the Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal.
It has to be done in a way that's transparent, and we weren't getting those answers.
This is not about politics, but foreign aid is the least popular thing government spends money on.





