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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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Sep 17, 2018

It is our official position that they are in violation of the INF Treaty.

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Sep 17, 2018

I am not saying we should tell them, hey, we know you have something.

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Sep 17, 2018

Well, it was Putin's speech. That is pretty official.

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Sep 17, 2018

So as far as you know, no one yet has raised with the Russians from our side we saw your speech.

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Sep 17, 2018

I think this is right out of your statement--whether or not Russia's recently announced strategic nuclear weapons will be held accountable under--end quote--the New START treaty.

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Sep 17, 2018

In that March speech, Vladimir Putin unveiled these new weapons.

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Sep 4, 2018

I was happy to read in your opening statement, Ms. Sandberg, that you talk about our democracy, our democratic process.

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Sep 4, 2018

You acknowledge responsibility for protecting our process.

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Sep 4, 2018

I guess my point is, you're not arguing though that what we're asking you to do here--on this misinformation against foreign efforts to interfere in our elections--is the same as what Turkey or other authoritarian regimes have asked you to…

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Sep 4, 2018

You did describe yourself as a global town square--but you did say that you want to support free and open democratic debate.

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Sep 4, 2018

He is, though, a cost-benefit analyzer.

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Sep 4, 2018

The NATO treaty is and our obligations are almost exclusively defensive in nature.

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Sep 4, 2018

There is a lot of concern about adding countries could get us into a war.

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Aug 21, 2018

If you are confirmed, each of you will have a critical role in advancing U.S. foreign policy and objectives in your respective posts abroad to which you have been nominated.

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Aug 20, 2018

If we want to pass it and turn it into law there are changes we will need to make.

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Aug 20, 2018

I do not want to see a shooting war, because it would be catastrophic for the world.

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Jul 25, 2018

I came to the United States to realize a dream--a dream of being able to tell the truth without fear.

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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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Jul 25, 2018

If we deny it, they're still going to keep doing what they're doing.

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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 am disappointed that there isn't more interest, that there isn't more coverage.

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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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