Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
Marco Antonio Rubiois an American politician and attorney, and the junior United States Senator from Florida. Rubio previously served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth28 May 1971
CityMiami, FL
CountryUnited States of America
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I am troubled that sometimes in our political discourse we spend all of our time focused on the challenges of the next century rather than on the opportunities of the new century.
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I'm not new to the political process; I was making a contribution as the speaker of the third largest and most diverse state in the country well before I even got into the Senate.
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You have to deal with the reality that in the political process, people are going to vote based on what they're hearing from their constituents and others.
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I believe in freedom of speech. And I believe that spending on political campaigns is a form of political speech that is protected under the constitution.
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From tea parties to the election in Massachusetts, we are witnessing the single greatest political pushback in American history.
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American nation was not founded on political principles. This nation was founded on spiritual principles.
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In 1980, I watched my first Republican convention with my grandfather.
I'm not a game-show contestant, I'm a U.S. senator.
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The conservative movement is about government playing its important yet limited role, and about not falling into the trap of believing that every problem has an exclusive government answer for it.
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I have never voted for a tax increase.
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I'm theologically in line with the Roman Catholic Church. I believe in the authority of the church, but I also have tremendous respect for my brothers and sisters in other Christian faiths.
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The key to a vibrant middle class is an abundance of jobs that pay enough so that workers can provide for themselves and their families, enjoy leisure time, save for retirement and pay for their children's education so they can grow up and earn even more than their parents.
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The private sector doesn't sit around and say - 'Well, since the president said we should do this, we should do it.'
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We have a lot of thoughtful people in the U.S. Senate.