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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 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

All Quotes by Marco Rubio

“For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for.”

— Marco Rubio

Government

“My parents were working class folks. My dad was a bartender for most of his life, my mom was a maid and a cashier and a stock clerk at WalMart. We were not people of financial means in terms of significant financial means. I always told them, 'I didn't always have what I wanted. I always had what I needed.' My parents always provided that.”

— Marco Rubio

Dad

“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

“No community values entrepreneurship and small business more than the Hispanic community.”

— Marco Rubio

Business

“And so, whether they came here on the Mayflower, on a slave ship, or on an airplane from Havana, we are all descendants of the men and women who built here the nation that saved the world.”

— Marco Rubio

Women

“But America was founded on the principle that every person has God-given rights. That power belongs to the people. That government exists to protect our rights and serve our interests.That we shouldn't be trapped in the circumstances of our birth. That we should be free to go as far as our talents and work can take us.”

— Marco Rubio

Government

“Under Barack Obama, the only 'Change' is that 'Hope' has been hard to find. Now millions of Americans are insecure about their future. But instead of inspiring us by reminding us of what makes us special, he divides us against each other. He tells Americans they're worse off because others are better off. That people got rich by making others poor.”

— Marco Rubio

Change

“I don't really like labels in politics, but I will gladly accept the label of conservatism.”

— Marco Rubio

Politics

“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

“You know who a complicated tax code kills? The guy or gal trying to start a business out of the spare bedroom of their home. So we've got to simplify our tax code.”

— Marco Rubio

Business

“Mitt Romney will stop the attacks on job creators, encourage entrepreneurs to chase their dreams, and bring good jobs and a better future to all Americans.”

— Marco Rubio

Dreams

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

— Marco Rubio

Government

“But since her earliest days, America has inspired people from all over the world. Inspired them with the hope that one day their own countries would be one like this one.”

— Marco Rubio

Hope

“Let's stop big government energy mandates like cap-and-trade, and instead trust the American innovator to make us energy independent.”

— Marco Rubio

Government

“I am privileged to be a citizen of the single greatest society in all of human history.”

— Marco Rubio

History

“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

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

— Marco Rubio

Government

“It's not in our nature. Americans have never been a people that drive through a nice neighborhood and say, 'Oh, I hate the people who live in these nice houses.'”

— Marco Rubio

Nature

“You cannot do anything without God.It's a profound and elemental truth. Not, you cannot do most things without God. You will not be able to do anything that you want, truly, in fulfillment, without God.”

— Marco Rubio

God

“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