Political Quotes

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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Mar 29, 2017

We've focused on the trees and have lost sight of the forest.

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Mar 28, 2017

If I controlled the media in this country, I would have 80 percent approval ratings too.

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Mar 28, 2017

In America, the worst things that happens to you if you do something that does not work out well, you lose an election.

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Mar 28, 2017

So we made it clear to the Dominican Republic that they should not do what they did?

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Mar 28, 2017

What are we doing? Are we telling countries around the region that we do not want to see them continue to do this?

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Mar 28, 2017

I am not so sure they think they are in treacherous waters because they keep winning.

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Mar 28, 2017

American companies are being bullied to the point where an American was fired in the United States because he liked a tweet.

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Mar 28, 2017

And I hope the administration does not move forward on this supposed deal I keep reading out.

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Mar 28, 2017

The most immediate and urgent threat here is the historic, unprecedented theft and transfer of intellectual property.

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Mar 28, 2017

I support the open system. I think that is very important.

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Mar 28, 2017

China's government-run talent recruitment program facilitate the legal and the illicit transfer of U.S. technology, intellectual property and know-how to further China's science and technology development, military modernization, and goal…

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Mar 28, 2017

Mexico has 13 free trade agreements encompassing 45 countries. By comparison, the United States has 14 free trade agreements with 20 countries.

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Mar 28, 2017

I think it really does strengthen both sides of the country.

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Mar 28, 2017

But the other good news in sort of institutions is the Mexican Navy. The Mexican Navy has been an extraordinary partner and liaison to the United States.

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Mar 28, 2017

Having a good ally in fighting drugs is really indispensable.

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Mar 28, 2017

It has also fortified Mexico's move toward representative democracy.

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Mar 28, 2017

These agreements are not just about trade.

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Mar 28, 2017

In the political world, there are consequences to taking a tough line at the start of a negotiation.

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Mar 28, 2017

I think President Pena Nieto is a very skilled politician, but I think he needs to engage directly in these negotiations.

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Mar 28, 2017

We forget that Mexico is not just a democracy but a vibrant one. Its leaders are elected.

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Mar 28, 2017

The Mexican people are a proud people. We talk about nationalism. There is nationalism in every country in the world and that includes Mexico.

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Mar 28, 2017

It is vital to our national security and to our continued peaceful prosperity in the northern part of the western hemisphere that the United States and Mexico continue strengthening our relationship and forging new areas of cooperation and…

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Mar 28, 2017

The bottom line is that Mexico and Mexicans have the most direct impact on Americans in their daily lives than just about any other country in the world.

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