Marco Rubio

If we do not have democracy they can do whatever they want and, oftentimes, that is what starts wars and creates crisis.

I think the point you have made about prioritization is really important, given all the challenges the region is facing across the board.

I think we have to take a look at that.

I think it is really important that that be a topic that is highlighted and focused upon because I do think there are countries in the region that can--that have a vested interest, beginning with the Dominican Republic--it, obviously…

I do not think the United States of America should, frankly, be bullied or pressured into who to invite to a summit we are hosting.

Democracy is so critical because it does--as long as there is a democracy, Colombia is going to be okay.

We are really in a pivotal moment when it comes to the region.

That post-Cold War hubris about democracy is being directly challenged.

I believe is a real champion for democracy and has stood for democracy even when many of his member states have not supported him in that effort.

I think for the first time in modern memory, you have a real amount of unity.

I continue to hear from operators from the 7th Special Forces Group stationed at Camp Bull Simons at Eglin Air Force Base about how the lack of child care has impacted readiness and quality of life at the base.

I believe the United States is the only major Western country that now requires its citizens to test negative for COVID before they can get on an airplane and reenter the country.

Isn't there some wisdom in the notion that before policymakers are out there promoting the off-label use of medications that lead to permanent changes, that there be some more research done on its impact?

If we have reached the point in COVID, where we no longer need Title 42 as a COVID restriction for illegal entry, why do we still need travel restrictions for American citizens for legal entry into their own country?

We don't know what its long-term implications are when we weight the costs and the benefits.

I don't understand. How do we tell American citizens, if you test positive... you can't enter your own country?

The U.S. companies that are lobbying for the CCP and doing the CCP's bidding.

In fact, they've used the last 20 years to wage an economic war against the United States, stealing jobs, exploiting the free and open market.

They seek to displace the United States and to become the world's most dominant economic, industrial, technical, and military and geopolitical power.

The Intelligence Community--I think at this point leaders on both sides of the aisle have been pretty clear that this is the single greatest challenge this Nation has ever faced.

The current process the VA is using right now is not working to the benefit of veterans.

Veterans should be able to choose the care they receive.

How will the Forest Service make equitable allocations of IIJA monies moving forward to ensure that wildfire risk can be mitigated across all of our National Forests?

In February, I introduced the Western Hemisphere Security Strategy Act with Senators Menendez and Cassidy to address the growing frequency of attempts by bad actors, including the Chinese Communist Party, to influence the Western…

I believe that we want to bring some of that manufacturing capacity to the United States that is something that we should prioritize.