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Marco Rubio frames conservatism as a tool to lift people up, not to leave anyone behind. He argues that most folks want real jobs more than a permanent safety net, and he warns that big government tends to help those already successful while crushing those trying to rise.

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People are really angry at Washington. And they have a right to be. It's why I ran in 2010, by the way.

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I don't want there to be millions of people that are permanently barred from every becoming Americans.

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The way to turn our economy around is not by making rich people poorer, it's by making poor people richer.

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I tell people all the time that I was born and raised in Ronald Reagan's America.

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Our people want jobs. They don't want a safety net as a way of life.

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People buy into my agenda. I don't buy into anyone's agenda.

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We have a lot of thoughtful people in the U.S. Senate.

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I want immigration reform to pass, I want people to be able to come out of the shadows.

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That thought process that somehow other people have to be worse off in order for you to be better off does not…

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Here we will solve with laws and dollars, problems that too many people around the world still must solve with violence and…

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You have to deal with the reality that in the political process, people are going to vote based on what they're hearing…

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No economic system is perfect. But the American Free Enterprise system has empowered millions of people in the past. I know, because…

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I love the people of Venezuela. I want that country to have freedom. I want it to have human rights and to…

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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…

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We need to put people on the bench that understand the Constitution is not a living and breathing document. It is to…

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There have always been people in American politics that wanted America to be more like the rest of the world. And In…

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The vast majority of Americans want a government that creates the conditions for them to have a chance to get into the…

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I want people to make a lot more than $9. $9 is not enough. The problem is that if you can't do…

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I asked the American people do not give in to the fear. Do not give into the frustration. We can disagree about…

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This opportunity - to make it to the middle class or beyond no matter where you start out in life - it…

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Here is the thing people do not understand. And I have said this repeatedly. I am not against changes in U.S. policy…

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In Cuba, His Holiness [Pope Francis] won't find a government that protects its people and their God-given rights. Instead, he will find…

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I think the American people are gonna be reasonable with what do you do with someone who has been in this country…

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I would just say it's not good for the country to have 11 million people here who we don't know who they…

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Some have become more critical than others; for example, the submarines. And that's the Ohio Class submarine that needs to be modernized.…

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No. 1, it [amnesty for illegal aliens] demoralizes the people that are going through the legal process. It's a very clear signal…

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Conservatives believe in traditional values. Not because we want to impose our views on anyone, but because to abandon those values would…

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I think when you're running for president, especially someone that's never held elected office, there's one set of things that you may…

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There are going to be stories of very young kids that were brought to this country at a very young age who…

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Ted Cruz said he wanted to find a compromise. Ted Cruz said he wanted to bring 11 million people out of the…

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First, undoubtedly, there are some people who are coming from Cuba who immediately, or from any other country, benefit. But, what is…

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What does have a chance of becoming law is a process that begins with securing the border. Currently the border is not…

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I support people making more than $9. I want people to make as much as they can.

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We must change the decisions we are making by changing the people who are making them.

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I always tell people I'm running against two Democrats, one that admits it and one that does not.

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Ted [Cruz], you support legalizing people who are in this country illegally.

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Free enterprise makes people prosperous, all people prosperous, and big government makes people poorer.

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If you raise the minimum wage, you're going to make people more expensive than a machine.

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Many people say Nicki Minaj is a rapper, but she's also a singer.

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People have a right to be a Democrat. People have a right to be wrong. I know they're the same thing.

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However, however, if the goal is to abandon America's free enterprise economy, if the goal is to convert America into a submissive member of…

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My first job paid well for a young attorney. I was making over $50,000, which was more than either of my parents had ever…

My dad was a bartender. My mom was a cashier, a maid and a stock clerk at K-Mart. They never made it big. They…

Now, look, it's true, Americans do want leaders that will come to Washington, D.C. and work together to get things done, but that comes…

I have been an underdog my whole life, both in life and in politics. We're going to do well. We're going to pick up…

Certainly being governor is an important job

The conservative movement is about government playing its important yet limited role, and about not falling into the trap of believing that every problem…

The greatest thing that we can do for the world is be America.

Our people want jobs. They don't want a safety net as a way of life.

I believe that every single human being is entitled to the protection of our laws, whether they can vote or not. Whether they can…

I don't measure success by how many buildings have my name on it.

Any time you can degrade or take away the top leadership of an organization, it's a positive step forward.