First, the federal government, one of the fundamental responsibilities that it has is to protect the nation’s health and wellbeing. And this [Zika virus] is a threat to public health in the United States. It is a very serious disease.
MARCO RUBIOEverything that I will ever accomplish, I owe to God, to my parent’s sacrifices, and to the United States of America.
More Marco Rubio Quotes
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You know, now that I come to think of it, the blizzard may be the best thing to happen to the American economy in 12 months.
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I could be anything I wanted because I was an American. And I hope that that’s really what’s propelled me into public service.
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Conservatives aren’t anti-immigrant – conservatives are pro-legal immigration.
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Let’s be clear about what this [presidential] campaign is about. It’s not about Donald Trump, he’s an entertaining guys, he’s the greatest show on Earth.
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Conservatism has always been about reforming government and solving problems, and that’s why the conservative movement should lead on immigration reform.
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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.’
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Our national motto is ‘In God we Trust,’ reminding us that faith in our Creator is the most important American value of all.
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Government doesn’t have to be the enemy, but too much government has produced a new kind of inequality in America: opportunity inequality.
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Donald Trump is not going to be the nominee, because we are not going to allow – people will wake up and we’re not going to allow a con artist to take over the party of [Abraham] Lincoln and [Ronald] Reagan.
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Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them the tools at their disposable that make it possible for them to access all the hope, all the promise, all the opportunity that America offers. And our programs to help them should reflect that.
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We can’t win – if we nominate someone – if we nominate someone that half of the Republican Party hates, we’re going to be fighting against each other all the way to November [of 2016]. We will never win that way.
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National security – the military is the first thing we should spend money on. You have to fully fund that first. And then you should be paying for everything else.
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American nation was not founded on political principles. This nation was founded on spiritual principles.
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Around the world, America’s influence has declined while this president [Barack Obama] has destroyed our military, our allies no longer trust us, and our adversaries no longer respect us.
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But let me tell you what happens when regulations go too far, when they seem to exist only for the purpose of justifying the existence of a regulator. It kills the people trying to start a business.
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