Rubio Challenges Clinton To ‘Explain Why Her Department Failed’
Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in...
View ArticleSen. Rubio: Obama has ‘poisoned the well for people’ on immigration reform
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), a congressional leader on immigration reform and long considered a likely 2016 presidential candidate, criticized President Obama for “poison[ing] the well” on the reform...
View ArticleRepeat of 1986: Citizenship to Come First, Border Security Later
UPDATE: During an interview on The Ed Morrissey Show, Rubio said he would not support any legislation that does not guarantee enforcement and border security before the Green Card process starts. “We...
View ArticleRubio to deliver GOP response to Obama’s State of the Union
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) will deliver the Republican response to President Obama’s State of the Union address on Feb. 12. Rubio’s response will be delivered in both English and Spanish, according to...
View ArticleRubio offers philosophical rebuttal
As I wrote earlier, I’m no fan of State of the Union speeches. I’m usually no fan of the opposition-party responses, either, for a variety of reasons. First, they suffer in comparison to the pomp...
View Article“Government Can’t Change Weather” !
“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,” Rubio said on Fox and Friends,...
View ArticleRubio: Leaked WH Immigration Proposal “Dead on Arrival”
During his SOTU address, President Obama touched on broad immigration reform principles and commended the work bipartisan groups in both chambers are doing to draft a bill. His tone seemed to indicate...
View ArticleAxelrod on Immigration Leak: WH Would Probably ‘Take it Back’ If They Could
The White House’s leaked immigration proposal caused quite a stir among GOP lawmakers over the weekend, who felt it threatened bipartisan progress on immigration reform in Congress. If actually...
View ArticleRubio, Paul pitch competing visions for Republican future
Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) previewed a potential 2016 GOP presidential showdown Thursday with back-to-back, dueling speeches offered competing — and starkly different — visions of...
View ArticleRubio joins group threatening to filibuster gun control legislation
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Thursday joined a group of Republicans threatening to filibuster gun control legislation in the Senate. “We, the undersigned, intend to oppose any legislation that would...
View ArticleRomney, Rubio mum on vice presidential prospects
Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney dodged mounting speculation Monday about a potential running mate, even with Senator Marco Rubio, the man now in the ...
View ArticleRubio says Obama of 2008 is ‘gone,’ makes case for Romney amid VP buzz
Sen. Marco Rubio charged Sunday that President Obama has lost his political touch, accusing the incumbent of employing a “divisive” and “cynical” style that now ...
View ArticleSens. Rubio, Portman showcase foreign policy credentials as VP search heats up
Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) are showcasing their foreign-policy credentials at a critical juncture in Mitt Romney’s search for a running mate. ...
View ArticleRubio’s effort to reach out to Hispanic voters could backfire on Senate floor
Republicans hope Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) can help them reach out to Hispanic voters but any debate on immigration reform could end up alienating the ...
View ArticleRomney says Rubio is being vetted for VP slot
Mitt Romney on Tuesday said that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is being “thoroughly vetted” as a vice presidential candidate, rejecting reports that the freshman senator ...
View ArticleHigh court gives GOP new weapon on taxes
Republicans have seized on the Supreme Court’s decision that the health insurance mandate is a tax, believing it will help them argue a second term ...
View ArticleChristie now under “serious consideration” for VP?
Bill Kristol’s been a Christie booster for ages so it’s tempting to dismiss this as wishful thinking, but I don’t know. Makes more sense now ...
View ArticleHouse approves resolution to keep Internet control out of UN hands
The House on Wednesday unanimously passed a Senate resolution introduced by Sens. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) that calls on the U.S. government ...
View ArticleRubio Challenges Clinton To ‘Explain Why Her Department Failed’
Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the Sept. 11 attack on ...
View ArticleSen. Rubio: Obama has ‘poisoned the well for people’ on immigration reform
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), a congressional leader on immigration reform and long considered a likely 2016 presidential candidate, criticized President Obama for “poison[ing] the well” ...
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