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Marco Rubio

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Marco Rubio (born 1971) is an American politician who has served as a U.S. Senator from Florida. The son of Cuban immigrants, Rubio has been a prominent voice in national politics on issues including foreign policy, immigration, and economic opportunity. He ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.

“We can not continue to allow this over reliance on government to replace the cornerstone institution that has made the American experience possible.”

— Marco Rubio

Experience

All Quotes by Marco Rubio

“We don't need new taxes. We need new taxpayers, people that are gainfully employed, making money and paying into the tax system. And then we need a government that has the discipline to take that additional revenue and use it to pay down the debt and never grow it again.”

— Marco Rubio

Government

“Our national motto is 'In God we Trust,' reminding us that faith in our Creator is the most important American value of all.”

— Marco Rubio

Faith

“I traveled the state of Florida for two years campaigning. I have never met a job creator who told me that they were waiting for the next tax increase before they started growing their business. I've never met a single job creator who's ever said to me I can't wait until government raises taxes again so I can go out and create a job.”

— Marco Rubio

Business

“The reason why I'm here today is to explain why I am running and what I will do if you give me the honor and the privilege of representing you in the United States Senate. Now I'm running for the United State Senate for a simple reason, and that is...I want to win a Nobel Peace prize.”

— Marco Rubio

Peace

“It's impossible to walk a block in Miami, in Los Angeles, San Antonio without running into someone who is being deeply impacted by a broken legal immigration system.”

— Marco Rubio

Legal

“We should be the pro-legal immigration party. A party that has a positive platform and agenda on how we can create a legal immigration system that works for immigrants and works for America.”

— Marco Rubio

Legal

“Americans chose a free enterprise system designed to provide a quality of opportunity, not compel a quality of results. And that is why this is only place in the world where you can open up a business in the spare bedroom of your home.”

— Marco Rubio

Business

“Here we will solve with laws and dollars, problems that too many people around the world still must solve with violence and civil war.”

— Marco Rubio

War

“We're special because dreams that are impossible anywhere else, come true here. That's not just my story. That's your story. That's our story.”

— Marco Rubio

Dreams

“We need transparency in government spending. We need to put each government expenditure online so every Floridian can see where their tax money is being spent.”

— Marco Rubio

Government

“The problem is that when government controls the economy, those who can influence government keep winning, and everybody else just stays the same.”

— Marco Rubio

Government

“With unemployment still abysmally high, the Obama economy is crushing Hispanics' dreams for their children to live a better life.”

— Marco Rubio

Dreams

“My Dad used to tell us: 'En este pais, ustedes van a poder lograr todas las cosas que nosotros no pudimos' 'In this country, you will be able to accomplish all the things we never could.'”

— Marco Rubio

Dad

“Americans chose a limited government that exists to protect our rights, not to grant them.”

— Marco Rubio

Government

“If I were running to be somebody, there are a lot of easier sombodies to be. After all, running against the incumbent governor of your own party in your home state is not the next logical step in a political life.”

— Marco Rubio

Home

“From tea parties to the election in Massachusetts, we are witnessing the single greatest political pushback in American history.”

— Marco Rubio

History

“Leaders at the highest levels of our government are undertaking a deliberate and systematic effort to redefine our government, our economy and our country.”

— Marco Rubio

Government

“And yet, there are still people in American politics who, for some reason, cling to this belief that America is better off adopting the economic policies of nations whose people who immigrate here from there.”

— Marco Rubio

Politics

“But those who believe that what our people desire is big government are living in a state of delusion.”

— Marco Rubio

Government

“Americans believe with all their heart, the vast majority of them, and the vast majority of Floridians, that the United States of America is simply the single greatest nation in all of human history.”

— Marco Rubio

History