First, the federal government, one of the fundamental responsibilities that it has is to protect the nation's health and wellbeing. And this… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Americans chose a limited government that exists to protect our rights, not to grant them. — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
The federal government has the responsibility to protect the nation's public health, to protect us from foreign threats. And it [Zika] really… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Our government does not exist to decide the rights, nor to grant them. Our government exists to protect them. And that is… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
But America was founded on the principle that every person has God-given rights. That power belongs to the people. That government exists… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Regulation is necessary to protect our natural environment, keep our food and medicine safe, and ensure fair competition and fair treatment of… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
If someone can produce the law that keeps guns out of the hands of criminals but protects the right of law-abiding citizens… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Religious freedom is often referred to as America's first freedom. Our country was founded by religious exiles and built on the belief… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
In Cuba, His Holiness [Pope Francis] won't find a government that protects its people and their God-given rights. Instead, he will find… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them the tools at their disposable that… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
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… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
The president we have today is a typical Washington politician that's prone to hyperbole and decisiveness and false outrage. And I think it's very… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Donald Trump is not going to be the nominee, because we are not going to allow - people will wake up and we're not… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
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… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
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… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
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… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
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… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
The conservative movement is about government playing its important yet limited role, and about not falling into the trap of believing that every problem… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
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![“The federal government has the responsibility to protect the nation's public health, to protect us from foreign threats. And it [Zika] really is an illness that we are seeing arrive from abroad. So it is a threat to public health, and it is the federal government's job to cooperate in this.” quote by Marco Rubio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/943/marco-rubio-355_federal-government_the-federal-government-has-the-responsib_1163211.jpg)
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