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Marco Rubio
stated on August 6, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland:

"This is the most generous country in the world when it comes to immigration. There are a million people a year who legally immigrate to the United States."

By Amy Sherman • August 7, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on July 22, 2015 in an appearance on 'Fox & Friends':

"Forty percent of people in this country, illegally, are overstaying visas."

By Joshua Gillin • July 29, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on July 22, 2015 in an interview on Fox News:

The Iran deal says that "if any other country tries to undermine (Iran's) nuclear program, we have to help them defend themselves against Israel, Egypt, Saudis, our own allies."

By Amy Sherman • July 23, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on July 19, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":

The Iran deal "violates promises the president made to the American people." ... "It is not an anytime, anywhere inspection process."

By Louis Jacobson • July 19, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on May 10, 2015 in a USA Today op-ed:

"There is not a single documented case of abuse" of the bulk metadata collection program.

By Kirby Wilson • June 4, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech in Orlando, Fla.:

"For the first time in 35 years, we have more businesses dying than we do starting."

By Louis Jacobson • June 2, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on May 17, 2015 in an interview on Fox News:

On whether the Iraq War was a mistake.

By Amy Sherman • May 18, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on May 1, 2015 in the National Review Forum:

"We have a legal immigration system in America that accepts 1 million people a year, legally. No other country in the world even comes close to that."

By Amy Sherman • May 13, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on April 25, 2015 in Faith and Freedom Summit in Iowa:

The United States "is not modernizing its nuclear weapons."

By Amy Sherman • May 5, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on April 25, 2015 in a speech at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Summit:

The United States "is not building the aircraft, the long-range bombers, the additional aircraft carriers, the nuclear submarines."

By Amy Sherman • May 5, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on April 13, 2015 in an interview on National Public Radio:

"The Iranians are now saying that what we're saying the deal is and what they understand it to be are two different things."

By Lauren Carroll • May 1, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on April 25, 2015 in a meeting with the Des Moines Register editorial board:

"I'm running for office with much more experience and qualifications than Barack Obama had when he ran."

By Joshua Gillin • April 29, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on April 19, 2015 in an interview on CBS' Face the Nation:

"I can tell you with certainty (cap and trade) would have a devastating impact on our economy."

By Lauren Carroll • April 23, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on March 24, 2015 in a Senate floor speech:

"Inflation-adjusted defense spending has declined 21 percent since 2010, and even if we discount the drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan, it has still declined by a dangerous 12 percent."

By Joshua Gillin • March 30, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on February 27, 2015 in a speech at CPAC:

"There are at least three sectors of the border, one in particular, that are just completely insecure."

By Steve Contorno • March 5, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on February 13, 2015 in a radio interview:

ISIS is "now the predominant Islamist group in Benghazi."

By Joshua Gillin • February 19, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on January 13, 2015 in his book, "American Dreams":

"If people work and make more money, they lose more in benefits than they would earn in salary."

By Steve Contorno • January 14, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on January 13, 2015 in his book ‘American Dreams’:

A private company building a natural gas pipeline into Florida "is being forced to spend months under the review of six federal agencies."

By Joshua Gillin • January 12, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on January 12, 2015 in a book:

Administrative employees at colleges and universities have "more than doubled over the last 25 years, outpacing the growth of students by more than 2 to 1."

By Louis Jacobson • January 12, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on December 17, 2014:

"The reason why Cubans don't have access to 21st century telecommunications — like smart phones, like access to the Internet — is because it is illegal in Cuba."

By Lauren Carroll, Steve Contorno • December 19, 2014

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