Marco Rubio

And that would be a mistake. I think the best thing for the President and for the country is that Mueller be allowed to finish his work.

I can pledge to you that I will support any law that will prevent a killer like this.

I do support any law that would keep guns out of the hands of a deranged killer.

This is an important topic that I think is misunderstood.

The cables that suspended the Miami bridge had loosened. They were being tightened when it collapsed, but officials can't say that for sure.

I think that not only would that be the right thing to do, you know, sort of morally or ethically, but I think it actually would do more to defend the second amendment than having this like we're not going to do anything stance.

I do think, though, Marco Rubio, an interesting figure to look at.

I traditionally have not supported looking at magazine clip size. And after this and some of the details I've learned about it, I'm reconsidering that position.

I absolutely believe that in this country, if you are 18 years of age, you should not be able to buy a rifle and I will support a law that takes that right away.

I will support -- I will support the banning of bump stocks.

The answer is people buy into my agenda.

If I believe that that law would have prevented this from happening, I would support it. But I want to explain to you why it would not.

I think it is important to know all of that before you jump to conclusions there's a law we could have passed that could have prevented it.

I was so glad when you said earlier that the picture of the Dalai Lama and President Bush inspired hope and tears among people.

This administration has a reluctance to name special envoys. That's got to change.

As Chairman Rubio--because he leads on human rights in so many places, including Cuba--dictatorships do not matriculate from barbaric behavior to peace and democracy and rule of law without a great deal of push and exposing.

He gets it. You read that resolution, you know without a shadow of a doubt--he gets it.

It is my view that they're complicit in these efforts to covertly influence public opinion.

It is my personal view, and it's shared by many people, that they are carrying out a well-orchestrated, well-executed, very patient, long-term strategy to replace the United States as the most powerful and influential nation on Earth.

The biggest issue of our time in my view, and I think in the view of most of the Members of this Committee... is China and the risks they pose.

I do believe that Russia, Vladimir Putin in particular, efforts around the world are very important.

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:35 p.m., adjourned until Sunday, January 21, 2018, at 1 p.m.

What is our argument that the United States is a more reliable, more predictable, and more decisive regional partner than Vladimir Putin?

What gives us a seat at the table in any future conversation about the future of Syria?

I think that is the biggest takeaway from this hearing, other than I remain concerned about the State Department's unwillingness to stand up the ARB.