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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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Jan 11, 2022

The United States encourages our partners to follow international best practices for investments and trade that meet high standards in terms of transparency, adherence to anti-corruption standards, debt sustainability, labor rights…

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Jan 11, 2022

If confirmed, I commit to prioritizing awareness with the Government of Portugal as it related to Portuguese-Chinese technology and defense partnerships that undermine U.S. interests.

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Jan 11, 2022

I just want an assurance that would be a priority for us--for you, if confirmed to this post, that it would be--and it reflects the--I believe, the official position of the United States, that would be very forceful in making that a…

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Jan 11, 2022

Why are most things--if more things were being made in nations like Honduras closer to our country we would have a more secure supply chain, and we would be less reliant on disruptions coming from other regions of the world.

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Jan 11, 2022

I think it falsely frames Israel as a singular evil among the nations of the world.

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Jan 11, 2022

I hope that this new government will take the opportunity to implement common sense reforms that will make it a place that is more amenable to foreign investment.

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Jan 11, 2022

Anytime two Cubans are in charge of anything, it is usually called a conspiracy.

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Jan 11, 2022

I believe it is part of a larger effort to delegitimize the Jewish state.

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Jan 11, 2022

Let me say this plainly and simply and straightforward. There is no widespread effort to suppress minority voting rights in America. It`s nonexistent, it doesn`t exist. This has nothing to do with this. This has to do with power.

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Jan 3, 2022

Record numbers testing positive for a sore throat isn`t a crisis, and people in the hospital for car accidents testing positive isn`t a surge.

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Dec 31, 2021

Nationless corporations … helping the Chinese Communist Party cover up genocide and slave labor.

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Nov 29, 2021

Supporting democracy begins by supporting the existing democracies, to do nothing that undermines their strength or legitimacy.

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Nov 29, 2021

Colombia is one of the strongest, most stable democracies and one of our best partners and allies in the region.

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Nov 29, 2021

I think we will hear from them on it. I can tell you I know what their opinion on it is.

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Nov 29, 2021

They wanted that assistance to be channeled through the Colombian Government.

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Nov 29, 2021

They were not in favor of the delisting and they wanted to the extent aid to be provided to these people that it be provided through them and not directly.

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Nov 29, 2021

I expressed the concern I have with the Administration's recent decision to remove the FARC from the Foreign Terrorist Organization lists.

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Nov 29, 2021

It's my belief that the Communist Party of China isn't simply a competitor of the United States, but they're engaged in a zero-sum game that they seek to grow at our expense, and ultimately to displace us as the world's most powerful and…

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Nov 17, 2021

The U.S. Government can do so much to facilitate that technology transfer from Pfizer and Moderna.

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Nov 17, 2021

I think we are entering an era that I think there is going to be--the best way to say it is biomedical nationalism.

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Nov 17, 2021

The official U.S. policy remains that that is the legitimate government in Venezuela.

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Nov 17, 2021

I think everyone is going to get a partial economic divorce from China.

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Nov 17, 2021

It strikes me that if we had some of these supply chains, obviously, in the United States, preferably, but if not in the U.S. in the Western Hemisphere, it would have a dual purpose.

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Nov 17, 2021

The interim Government of President Guaido is a legitimate government and we are trying to strengthen both the leverage and credibility of the pro-democracy movement in Venezuela.

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Nov 17, 2021

I think there is a broader communication issue.

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