[29], As a state representative, Rubio requested legislative earmarks (called "Community Budget Issue Requests" in Florida), totaling about $145million for 2001 and 2002, but none thereafter. [100], In November 2020, Rubio announced he would run for a third Senate term in the 2022 election. [107] Former Romney aide Beth Myers has said that the vetting process turned up nothing disqualifying about Rubio. It also included a proposal to replace the means-tested welfare system, including food stamps and the Earned Income Tax Credit, with a new "consolidated system of benefits". According to an article in National Journal, Rubio also gained an extra advantage in that regard, because he was sworn in early due to the special election, and he would take advantage of these opportunities to join the GOP leadership. He supports expanding public charter schools, opposes Common Core State Standards, and advocates closing the federal Department of Education. 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[154], While ballots were being counted in a close Florida Senate race between Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson and Republican challenger Rick Scott, Rubio claimed without evidence that Democrats were conspiring with election officials to illicitly install Nelson. "As we deploy legislative solutions to tackle this challenge, Democrats must not allow our corporate and financial sectors leftward shift on social issues to blind them to the enormity of China as a geo-economic threat. [29] About 24 of the "ideas" became law, while another 10 were partially enacted. [22], While studying law, Rubio interned for U.S. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. [86] Initially trailing by double digits in the primary against the incumbent governor of his own party, Charlie Crist, Rubio eventually surpassed Crist in polling for the Republican nomination. Im not pushing myself out there. [75][76] In November 2015, Rubio released his party credit card statements for January 2005 through October 2006, which showed eight personal charges totaling $7,243.74, all of which he had personally reimbursed, in most instances by the next billing period. [255], In May 2021, Rubio argued that "Wall Street must stop enabling Communist China" in The American Prospect[256] and on his website. Sen. Coons and Sen. Rubio on bipartisan bill to boost hiring", "Paul Ryan vs. Marco Rubio: The Politics of the Cliff Vote", "President Obama to Outline Plan for Comprehensive Immigration Reform on Tuesday", "Much-Anticipated Immigration Bill Is Introduced", "How Marco Rubio Gave In to Democrats on the Immigration Reform Bill", "Full text: Marco Rubio's Republican response", "State of the Union: Marco Rubio to Deliver Republican Response", "Has U.S. GOP Lost Its Standing as The Strong-on-Defense Party? He said only that he would be a "private citizen" by January 2017, leading to some media speculation of the termination of his political career. Rubio called the decision "great" and said it would be good for local businesses. His proposal passed the House, but was opposed by Governor Crist and Florida Senate Republicans, who said that the increase in sales tax would disproportionately affect the poor. When Florida needs you, you just don't show up. [29][32] He then defeated Democrat Anastasia Garcia with 72% of the vote in a January 25, 2000, special election. [132] Rubio's attempt to draw a strong line against the looming defense sequestration was undercut by fellow Republican senator Rand Paul's additional response to Obama's speech that called for the sequester to be carried out. [47][48] The National Journal called this book "the centerpiece of Rubio's early speakership". [155][156][157] He claimed without evidence that "Democrat lawyers" were descending on Florida and that "they have been very clear they aren't here to make sure every vote is counted. Shortly after taking office in 2011, Rubio said he had no interest in running for president or vice president in the 2012 presidential election. [248] Fellow Republican members of Congress from Florida, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Mario Diaz-Balart, criticized the Trump administration's decision on the basis that it could lead to a faulty census and disadvantage Florida in terms of congressional apportionment and fund apportionment. [37], Rubio spent almost nine years in the Florida House of Representatives. [151] The next day, Rubio praised Trump's ordered strike: "By acting decisively against the very facility from which Assad launched his murderous chemical weapons attack, President Trump has made it clear to Assad and those who empower him that the days of committing war crimes with impunity are over. The result was a national embarrassment." In 1997 she joined the Miami [215][216][217], Rubio initially won his U.S. Senate seat with strong Tea Party backing, but his 2013 support for comprehensive immigration reform legislation led to a decline in their support for him. (Getty). [65][66][67][68], In 2010 during Rubio's Senate campaign, and again in 2015 during his presidential campaign, issues were raised by the media and his political opponents about some items charged by Rubio to his Republican Party of Florida American Express card during his time as House speaker. [239], Rubio condemned the genocide of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar and called for a stronger response to the crisis. The most important thing for me is that they learn respect. 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Rubio is the third child in his family, and he was the second son of his parents. On February 9, when he placed fifth in the New Hampshire primary results, Rubio took the blame and acknowledged a poor debate performance. Rubio has since explained that he still supports reform, but a different approach instead of a single comprehensive bill. Mario RubioMarco Rubio / Brother. The Florida Supreme Court sided with Rubio and blocked the deal. Senator for Florida, Marco Rubio", "Marco Rubio Won't Run for Senate in 2016 if He Runs for President", "Marco Rubio: No Plan B to pivot back to Florida Senate race", "Marco Rubio Shakes Up Staff And Stirs 2016 Presidential Rumors", "Paul, Rubio lead potential Republican 2016 contenders in spending", "Marco Rubio's long, hard fall in New Hampshire", "Latest Zogby Poll Declares Rubio a Real 'Player', "Rubio signs on top fundraiser, lines up donors in move toward 2016 bid", "Marco Rubio Takes Steps Towards 2016 Run", "Sen. Marco Rubio to aides: 'Prepare for a presidential campaign', "Marco Rubio Announces 2016 Presidential Bid", "'The future is now': can Marco Rubio broaden Republican appeal and win? [170][171] Groups supporting Rubio raised over $530,000 in the first three months of 2014, most of which was spent on consultants and data analytics, in what was seen as preparations for a presidential campaign. [249], On August 28, 2018, Rubio and 16 other members of Congress urged the United States to impose sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act against Chinese officials who are responsible for human rights abuses against the Uyghur Muslim minority in Xinjiang. [205], On July 6, Olivia Perez-Cubas, Rubio's Senate campaign spokeswoman, said he would not be attending the Republican National Convention due to planned campaigning on the days the convention was scheduled to take place. [187], At another Republican debate on February 25, Rubio repeatedly criticized frontrunner candidate Donald Trump. Sen. Marco Rubio on football: You can't take the risk out of sports, Marco Rubio: Catching Footballs, Fielding Questions | Marco Rubio for President, Former college athlete Marco Rubio shares his Super Bowl pick and more in our latest video. [43] For example, Rubio requested a $20million appropriation for Jackson Memorial Hospital to subsidize care for the poor and uninsured,[44] and Rubio later did work for that hospital as a consultant. This is a photo of Rubio as a child playing football, just like his sons do now. Their sharpest clash involved the governor's initiative to expand casino gambling in Florida. [133], In April 2013, Rubio voted against an expansion of background checks for gun purchases, contending that such increased regulatory measures would do little to help capture criminals. (Instagram). [11], In October 2011, The Washington Post reported that Rubio's previous statements that his parents were forced to leave Cuba in 1959 (after Fidel Castro came to power) were falsehoods. The influence comes from the millions of people that agree with the agenda, the millions of Americans that support the NRA. Before launching his campaign, Rubio met with fundraisers and supporters throughout the state. [262][263] Rubio and his family live in West Miami, Florida. [96] When Rubio was sworn in to the U.S. Senate, he and Bob Menendez of New Jersey were the only two Latino Americans in the Senate. He campaigned as a moderate, advocating tax cuts and early childhood education. [168] He later indicated that even if he would not win the Republican nomination for president, he would not run for reelection to the Senate. Marco Rubio But it was the worst of the three senators who campaigned for the presidency in 2015. He called the program, which provided temporary stay for some undocumented immigrants brought into the U.S. as minors, "unconstitutional". He suspended his campaign for the presidency on March 15, 2016, after losing the Florida Republican primary to the eventual winner of the presidential election, Donald Trump. WebShe met her future husband, Marco Rubio, at a neighborhood party when she was 17 and he was 19. [237] Regarding Iran, he supports tough sanctions, and scrapping the recent nuclear deal; on the Islamic State, he favors aiding local Sunni forces in Iraq and Syria. He proposed to her at the top of the Empire State Building on Valentines Day in 1997, but the two have known each other since childhood. After Congress was allowed to return to session, Rubio voted to certify the 2021 United States Electoral College vote count. They wanted their kids to have a professional career, the kind they couldnt have, he told Parade. [141][143] In historical context Rubio's attendance record for Senate votes is not exceptional among senators seeking a presidential nomination; John McCain missed a much higher percentage of votes in 2007. [198] On April 22, Rubio said he was not interested in being the vice presidential candidate to any of the remaining GOP contenders. [63][64] He helped set up a council on issues facing black men and boys, persuaded colleagues to replicate the Harlem Children's Zone in the Miami neighborhood of Liberty City, and supported efforts to promote literacy and mentoring for black children and others. Marco Rubio's Brother-in-Law a Convicted Drug Trafficker, Which Is Completely Irrelevant. [73][74] In 2012, the Florida Commission on Ethics cleared Rubio of wrongdoing in his use of the party-issued credit card, although the commission inspector said that Rubio exhibited a "level of negligence" in not using his personal MasterCard. [158][159], In 2020, Rubio supported the nomination of Judy Shelton to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. The proposal would have reduced property taxes in the state by $4050billion. [232][233] Rubio has said that if elected president he would enforce federal law in states that have legalized cannabis. [191], On March 15, Rubio suspended his campaign after placing second in his own home state of Florida. The plan would lower the top corporate income tax rate from 38% to 25%, eliminate taxes on capital gains, dividends, and inherited estates, and create a new child tax credit worth up to $2,500 per child. [145], On May 17, 2016, Rubio broke from the Republican majority in his support of Obama's request for $2 billion in emergency spending on the Zika virus at a time when Florida accounted for roughly 20% of the recorded cases of Zika in the U.S., acknowledging that it was the president's request but adding, "it's really the scientists' request, the doctors' request, the public health sector's request for how to address this issue. "[152], In September 2017, Rubio defended Trump's decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. SUBSCRIBE for the latest news and updates from the Marco Rubio campaign rub.io/tEJVqD Watch more videos from Marco Rubio! Rubio himself always wanted to play in the NFL, but after a short college football career he realized that wasnt going to happen. Early in his Senate tenure, Rubio was involved in bipartisan negotiations to provide a pathway to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants while implementing various measures to strengthen the U.S. border; the bill passed the Senate but was blocked by immigration hardliners in the House. [119] Soon after Gadhafi was ousted, Rubio warned there was a serious threat posed by the spread of militias and weapons, and called for more U.S. involvement to counter that threat. Nikki Haleys Family: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know [35] In 2004, he was reelected to a third term with 66% of the vote. "[155] He claimed that Broward County officials were engaged in "ongoing" legal violations, without specifying what those were. [219][220], Rubio supports balancing the federal budget, while prioritizing defense spending. [citation needed] He has said that gun control laws consistently fail to achieve their purpose. He lives there today with his wife Jeanette and their four children. They have four children. Rubios parents, Mario and Oriales Rubio, were born in Cuba but moved to the U.S. following Fidel Castros takeover. [49][56] At the time, Republican anti-tax activist Grover Norquist described Rubio as "the most pro-taxpayer legislative leader in the country". [29], According to National Journal, during this period Rubio did not entirely adhere to doctrinaire conservative principles, and some colleagues described him as a centrist "who sought out Democrats and groups that dont typically align with the GOP". Rubio also says his most important job is being a father, not a senator, according to Parade. Now she has been working at the Braman Family Foundation. [153], In the first session of the 115th United States Congress, Rubio was ranked the tenth most bipartisan senator by the Bipartisan Index, published by The Lugar Center and Georgetown's McCourt School of Public Policy. [137] As this new period of Republican control began, Rubio pushed for the elimination of the "risk corridors" used by the federal government to compensate insurers for their losses as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). He is a co-sponsor of a Senate resolution expressing objection to the UN Security Council Resolution 2334, which condemned Israeli settlement building in the occupied Palestinian territories as a violation of international law. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio waves to supporters as his wife Jeanette joins him on stage, after he announced that he will be running for the Republican presidential [183] In the third Republican contest, the South Carolina primary on February 20, Rubio finished second, but did not gain any delegates as Trump won all of South Carolina's congressional districts and thus delegates. [130], Rubio was chosen to deliver the Republican response to President Obama's 2013 State of the Union Address. [17] He received his first communion as a Catholic in 1984 before moving back to Miami with his family a year later. [109][110][111] Conda, a former adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney, and former top aide to Sens. [155] Election monitors found no evidence of voter fraud in Broward County, and the Florida State Department found no evidence of criminal activity. [18][19], Rubio attended South Miami Senior High School, graduating in 1989. Later on his father also worked as a crossing guard and his mother as a Kmart stock clerk, according to his website. WebMarco Antonio Rubio (born May 28, 1971) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the senior United States senator from Florida, a seat he has held since 2011. But her career was short lived because after Rubio asked her to marry him she quit cheerleading to attend the International Fine Arts College. For other uses, see, Marco Rubio honors Senate Staffer who passed away. [4] His parents actually left Cuba in 1956, during the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. "[211] Rubio reaffirmed his support of Trump shortly thereafter. Following his announcement, LGBT rights media have showcased Rubios lengthy record of anti-gay statements and rhetoric (see 1, 2) but theres a broader pattern. The Rubio [212] Two weeks later, at the annual Calle Orange street festival in downtown Orlando, he was booed off a stage by a mostly Latino crowd over his support for Trump. [4] According to the Post, "[in] Florida, being connected to the post-revolution exile community gives a politician cachet that could never be achieved by someone identified with the pre-Castro exodus, a group sometimes viewed with suspicion. [51] Although a conservative, "behind the scenes many Democrats considered Rubio someone with whom they could work," according to biographer Manuel Roig-Franzia. Because while Rubio seems to be fine with the government forgiving members of his family for past transgressions, Rubio hasn't been quite so clear about whether Floridians with whom he is not related should be given the same kind of consideration -- particularly when it comes to voting rights for ex-felons like his brother-in Rubio was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010. "[51], While speaker of the Florida House, Rubio shared a residence in Tallahassee with another Florida State Representative, David Rivera, which the two co-owned. 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