CNN A student who survived the deadly Parkland school shooting in Florida asked Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida if he would “not accept a single donation from the [National Rifle Association].” Rubio reportedly received two donations of $ 4,950 from the NRA during his previous campaigns. Rubio said “people buy into my agenda,” and […]
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Your words have been ‘pathetically weak’: Marco Rubio gets an earful at CNN town hall on Parkland shooting
CNN The father of a Parkland school shooting victim criticized Rep. Sen. Marco Rubio during a CNN town-hall event. Rubio appeared to agree with the idea of enacting new gun measures, including raising the age limit to purchase AR-15-style rifles. But he stopped short of supporting a ban on assault-style weapons. The father of a […]
Video: Stephen Colbert 'Sickened' By Florida School Shooting, Slams Senator Marco 'House Plant' Rubio
With Late Show in reruns last week, Stephen Colbert‘s first opportunity to address last week’s deadly school shooting in Florida arrived on Tuesday night. And he did not mince words. At the top of the broadcast, a solemn Colbert admitted he was “sickened and heartbroken” both by the massacre itself (which resulted in 17 deaths) and the […]
Rubio now 'yes' on tax cuts after GOP raises child credit
Published time: 15 Dec, 2017 20:37 Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) said he would vote in favor of the final tax bill next week, after Republican lawmakers agreed to raise the child tax credit to $ 1,400. Rubio’s support increases the likelihood of the tax reform proposal championed by President Donald Trump clearing the hurdle in […]
Rubio No You Don't ❌
Republican Sens. Marco Rubio and Mike Lee are either opposed or “undecided” on their party’s tax bill as they seek changes to one specific policy just a day before the final version is set to be unveiled, ahead of anticipated votes in the House and Senate next week. That’s presenting a sudden complication for the […]
Marco Rubio and Ivanka Trump score a partial victory on the child tax credit
J. Scott Applewhite/AP GOP Sens. Marco Rubio and Mike Lee and White House advisor Ivanka Trump scored a partial victory in the form of an expanded child tax credit in the Senate tax bill. But an amendment sponsored by the senators to enlarge the credit for millions of poor families was voted down, despite receiving […]
Trump pauses live statement to take a drink of water in Marco Rubio moment
Screenshot/White House President Donald Trump paused his speech Wednesday to take a sip of water. It was akin to a memorable moment from Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, which Trump had previously mocked. President Donald Trump paused during a lengthy statement to the nation about his big Asia trip to take a sip of water, and […]
Rubio knocks Tillerson’s opposition to regime change: ‘There is no such thing as “Assad yes, but ISIS, no.”‘
ABC Sen. Marco Rubio said on Sunday that he was concerned about Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s opposition to removing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power, a direct contradiction to US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley’s seeming support for a regime change. In an interview on “This Week,” Rubio said he did not intend to […]
Marco Rubio Says Hack Attempts From Russia Targeted Him, Too
Attempted intrusions against any senator aren’t surprising. But they’re a reminder election hacking shouldn’t be a partisan issue. The post Marco Rubio Says Hack Attempts From Russia Targeted Him, Too appeared first on WIRED. WIRED
Rubio blasts Trump’s defense of Putin: ‘We are not the same’
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio on Sunday blasted President Donald Trump over his defense of Russian President Vladimir Putin. During an interview Saturday with Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly, Trump dismissed the label of Putin as “killer,” arguing that that the US was not “so innocent” itself. In a tweet Sunday morning, the Florida senator pushed back by highlighting a history […]