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Jun 09 2015
News
Struggles With Finances Track Marco Rubio’s Career
For years, Senator Marco Rubio struggled under the weight of student debt, mortgages and an extra loan against the value of his home totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. But in 2012, financial salvation seemed to have arrived: A publisher paid him $800,000 to write a book about growing up as the son of Cuban immigrants.
New York Times (News)Mar 04 2015
News
Marco Rubio unveils comprehensive tax plan
Just weeks before he's expected to launch a presidential campaign, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) teamed up on Wednesday with GOP colleague Mike Lee (R-Utah) to unveil a comprehensive set of proposals to overhaul the tax code.
"Our hope here isn't to pick winners and losers. Our hope here is to trigger economic growth," Rubio told reporters. He added that he believes "the vast majority of
Washington PostNov 03 2022
News
Poll shows Marco Rubio with modest lead on Val Demings
Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio should win a third term in the Senate, according to polling firm Victory Insights. But even a week out from the election, his lead over Democrat Val Demings falls within polling’s margin of error.
The pollster, which has an office in Naples, finds almost 50% of likely Florida voters plan to vote for Rubio in the General Election. Under 46% intend to
Florida PoliticsDec 01 2015
News
Marco Rubio pivots to his next stage
The Florida senators focus is finally shifting from political influencers to the voters themselves.
PoliticoJul 08 2015
Opinion
Marco Rubio: Obama’s Faustian Bargain With Cuba
When President Obama announced the formal re-establishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba last week, he criticized the supposed failures of United States policy toward Cuba, which, Mr. Obama said, “hasn’t worked for 50 years.”
The reality of course is that American policy is no more to blame for Cuba’s economic and political problems than it was for the Soviet Union’s bread lines or
Guest Writer - RightMay 06 2014
Opinion
Marco Rubio: Ukraine Needs a Lifeline - Now
In The Wall Street Journal, Sen. Marco Rubio writes that anchoring the hryvnia to a more stable currency would help Kiev immensely and deliver a blow to Putin.
Marco RubioMar 10 2024
News
Rubio, other lawmakers battle to make daylight saving permanent
Americans sprang forward Sunday in the controversial annual tradition of daylight saving time, prompting over a dozen senators to re-up their push to “lock the clock” and make the change permanent.
“We’re ‘springing forward’ but should have never ‘fallen back.’ My Sunshine Protection Act would end this stupid practice of changing our clocks back and forth,” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)
New York Post (News)Mar 04 2015
News
What advantages does Marco Rubio have?
Every GOP presidential candidate, most especially those in a crowded field with lots of solid contenders, needs to answer a single question: Why me and not one of the 20 or so other hopefuls who are running? This is the second in our series looking at the unique qualifications and arguments for the 2016 GOP presidential hopefuls. Last week we looked at Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. Tod
Jennifer RubinOct 20 2013
News
Marco Rubio Rewrites Government Shutdown History
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Sunday attempted to distance himself from the government shutdown strategy he and other potential GOP presidential candidates in the Senate pursued for much of the summer, arguing that blame for the shutdown rests with President Barack Obama.
"I was never in favor of shutting down the government or of defunding the government. I was in favor of voting to
HuffPostAug 01 2013
News
Marco Rubio: Barack Obama pushing shutdown
Sen. Marco Rubio says it’s President Barack Obama and the Democrats — not Republicans — who are threatening to shut down the government over Obamacare. “Well, the one who’s threatening to shut down the government is the president and his Democratic allies,” the Florida Republican told Sean Hannity on Fox News.
Politico