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Marco Rubio

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“These terrorists aren't trying to kill us because we offended them. They attack us because they want to impose their view of the world on as many people as they can, and America is standing in their way. We need to make it unmistakably clear that we will do whatever it takes, for however long it takes, to defeat radical Islamic terrorism. We will punish — we will punish their allies, like Iran — and we will stand with our allies, like Israel.”
Marco Rubio (born 1971) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Conservative Political Action Committee speech, (19 February 2010)
“And the last point I would make about it is, the billionaires and millionaires that are going to be impacted by higher rates, they can afford to hire the best lawyers, lobbyists and accountants in America to figure out how not to pay those higher rates.”
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“More government isn't going to help you get ahead. It's going to hold you back. More government isn't going to create more opportunities. It's going to limit them. And more government isn't going to inspire new ideas, new businesses and new private sector jobs. It's going to create uncertainty.”
Marco Rubio (born 1971) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The government can't change the weather. I said that in the speech. We can pass a bunch of laws that will destroy our economy, but it isn't going to change the weather. Because, for example, there are other countries that are polluting in the atmosphere much greater than we are at this point, China, India, all these countries that are still growing. They're not going to stop doing what they're doing. America is a country, it's not a planet. So we can pass a bunch of laws or executive orders that will do nothing to change the climate or the weather but will devastate our economy. Devastate it!”
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“I don't agree with the notion that some are putting out there — including scientists — that somehow, there are actions we can take today that would actually have an impact on what's happening in our climate. Our climate is always changing. And what they have chosen to do is take a handful of decades of research, and say that this is now evidence of a longer-term trend that's directly and almost solely attributable to manmade activity.”
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“The most important job we have is not congressman or senator or governor. It's family and mother and husband and wife.”
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“Nothing matters if we aren't safe... The world has never been more dangerous than it is today.”
Marco Rubio (born 1971) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "America's Next Top Fearmonger: The presidential candidates compete to scare the daylights out of the U.S. public." (22 May 2015), by Robert Golan-Vilella, National Interest.
“I believe that the world is a safer and a better place when the United States is the strongest military power in the world.”
Marco Rubio (born 1971) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Marco Rubio and Rand Paul Clash (10 November 2015), by FoxNews Insider. Said during 2016 Republican Debate, Milwaukee.
“A con artist is about to take over the Republican party and the conservative movement and we have to put a stop to it.”
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“Donald Trump has portrayed himself now consistently as fighting for the working people and he has a record of sticking it to working people for 35 years.”
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“He refuses to answer questions in any specific public policy [...] He has no plans for health care, for example. They asked him about the debt, he claimed that he's gonna cut the debt by cutting fraud and abuse. He didn't get any follow-up or any press on that...We're about to turn over the conservative movement to a person that has no ideas of any substance on the important issues.”
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“The media is pumping him up as some sort of unstoppable force [...] He's being pumped up because many in the media with a bias know that he'll be easy to beat in a general election.”
Marco Rubio (born 1971) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From an interview on CBS This Morning (February 26, 2016), as cited in "Marco Rubio hits 'con artist' Donald Trump", CBS News (February 26, 2016)
“We cannot be a party that nominates someone who refuses to condemn white supremacists and the Ku Klux Klan.”
Marco Rubio (born 1971) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Twitter (28 February 2016)
“There is no such thing as a Republican position on Zika or Democrat position on Zika because these mosquitoes bite everyone, and they're not going to ask you what your party registration is or who you plan to vote for in November.”
Marco Rubio (born 1971) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Marco Rubio Press Release: VIDEO: Rubio Urges Congress To Put Politics Aside On Zika (28 April 2016)
“Let's dispel once and for all with this fiction that Barack Obama doesn't know what he's doing. He knows exactly what he's doing; he's undergoing a systematic effort to change this country and make America more like the rest of the world. If I'm elected we'll embrace what makes America the greatest country in the world.”
Marco Rubio (born 1971) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: At the Republican presidential debate (2016).
“A bipartisan supermajority in the Senate is poised to pass the Combating BDS. Act today. Yet a few of my colleagues — some on the Senate floor and one in an Iowa airport — recently echoed false claims made by anti-Israel activists and others that the bill violates Americans’ First Amendment rights”
Marco Rubio (born 1971) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 5 February 2019
“If House Democrats are serious about reaffirming their support for Israel, they should pass the bipartisan Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act”
Marco Rubio (born 1971) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 7 March 2019
“I don’t know if that’s a real request or him just needling the press, knowing that you guys were gonna get outraged by it. [Trump’s] pretty good at getting everybody fired up, and he’s been doing it for a while now, and the media responded right on task”
Marco Rubio (born 1971) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Marco Rubio says Trump just kidding about China. It’s no laughing matter October8, 2019
“You go to the Midwest, to Ohio, to places where we once had these communities that were sustained by certain work, and you realize that these industries didn’t just collapse because of the way the market works. They collapsed because of a concerted effort by a nation-state”
Marco Rubio (born 1971) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Marco Rubio Wants the U.S. to Take a Harder Line on China March 27, 2020
“Ivanka offered her support for Marco’s reelection and they had a great talk”
Marco Rubio (born 1971) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A sposperson for Marco Rubio according to "Ivanka Trump passes up Senate bid against Rubio" (February 18, 2021)
“This is not an easy issue. I never said this is an easy issue. It puts two fundamental rights in conflict — the right to choose of a woman and the right to live of an unborn human being”
Marco Rubio (born 1971) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Rubio spells out his position on abortion (08/26/2022)
“Should this conflict come to an acceptable end, the incredible opportunities that exist to partner with the Russians geopolitically on issues of common interest and frankly, economically, on issues that hopefully will be good for the world and also improve our relations in the long term.”
Marco Rubio (born 1971) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From an interview with the Associated Press, as cited in "Russia and US agree to work toward ending Ukraine war in a remarkable diplomatic shift", AP News (February 18, 2025)
“[The Russo-Ukrainian war] It's a proxy war between nuclear powers – the United States, helping Ukraine, and Russia – and it needs to come to an end.”
Marco Rubio (born 1971) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Kremlin says Rubio's view of Ukraine conflict as a US-Russia proxy war matches that of Putin, Reuters (March 6, 2025)
“We are working with other countries to say, ‘We want to send you some of the most despicable human beings to your countries. Will you do that as a favor to us?' And the further away the better, so they can’t come back across the border.”
Marco Rubio (born 1971) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Said during a US cabinet meeting on April 30, 2025, quoted in "'Not just El Salvador': Marco Rubio says U.S. looking for more countries to send migrants" USA Today (April 30, 2025)
“The United States remains committed to supporting the Russian people as they continue to build on their aspirations for a brighter future. We also take this opportunity to reaffirm the United States’ desire for constructive engagement with the Russian Federation to bring about a durable peace between Russia and Ukraine. It is our hope that peace will foster more mutually beneficial relations between our countries.”
Marco Rubio (born 1971) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Press statement: Russia National Day" state.gov (June 12, 2025)
“Albanese's campaign of political and economic warfare against the United States and Israel will no longer be tolerated.”
Marco Rubio (born 1971) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: US issues sanctions against UN investigator probing abuses in Gaza, apnews.com/article/francesca-albanese-gaza-genocide-sanctions-un-israel-ff0501f318b7dd0d923c30f10b639724 (July 9, 2025)
“Immediately after this thing ends, and we’re done with our objectives, the immediate challenge we’re going to face is an Iran that may decide that they want to set up a tolling system in the Strait of Hormuz.”
Marco Rubio (born 1971) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Rubio warns Europe that Iran could impose ‘tolling system’ on Strait of Hormuz" The Hill (March 26, 2026)
“I'm not a scientist, man. I can tell you what recorded history says, I can tell you what the Bible says, but I think that's a dispute amongst theologians and I think it has nothing to do with the gross domestic product or economic growth of the United States. I think the age of the universe has zero to do with how our economy is going to grow. I'm not a scientist. I don't think I'm qualified to answer a question like that. At the end of the day, I think there are multiple theories out there on how the universe was created and I think this is a country where people should have the opportunity to teach them all. I think parents should be able to teach their kids what their faith says, what science says. Whether the Earth was created in 7 days, or 7 actual eras, I'm not sure we'll ever be able to answer that. It's one of the great mysteries.”
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“A few moments ago, the body was treated to a report from the senator from Iowa about his recent trip to Cuba. Sounded like he had a wonderful trip visiting, what he described as, a real paradise. He bragged about a number of things that he learned on his trip to Cuba that I'd like to address briefly. He bragged about their health care system, medical school is free, doctors are free, clinics are free, their infant mortality rate may be even lower than ours. I wonder if the senator, however, was informed, number one, that the infant mortality rate of Cuba is completely calculated on figures provided by the Cuban government. And, by the way, totalitarian communist regimes don't have the best history of accurately reporting things. I wonder if he was informed that before Castro, Cuba, by the way, was 13th in the whole world in infant mortality. I wonder if the government officials who hosted him informed him that in Cuba there are instances reported, including by defectors, that if a child only lives a few hours after birth, they're not counted as a person who ever lived and therefore don't count against the mortality rate.”
Marco Rubio (born 1971) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech to the United States Senate (24 February 2014).