Marco Rubio for Senator Florida/REPUBLIAN

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Marco Rubio Marco Rubio Florida Senate SeatFlorida Senate Seat

Party Affiliation Party Affiliation RepublicanRepublican

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Marco RubioMarco Rubio

About Marco RubioAbout Marco Rubio• In 1971, Marco was born in Miami to Cuban-born parents In 1971, Marco was born in Miami to Cuban-born parents

who came to America following Fidel Castro’s takeover. who came to America following Fidel Castro’s takeover. When he was eight years old, Rubio and his family moved to When he was eight years old, Rubio and his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada where his father worked as a bartender Las Vegas, Nevada where his father worked as a bartender at the Sams Town Hotel and his mother as a housekeeper at at the Sams Town Hotel and his mother as a housekeeper at the Imperial Palace Hotel.  In 1985, the family returned to the Imperial Palace Hotel.  In 1985, the family returned to Miami where his father continued working  as a bartender at Miami where his father continued working  as a bartender at the Mayfair House Hotel until 1997. Thereafter he worked as the Mayfair House Hotel until 1997. Thereafter he worked as a school crossing guard until his retirement in 2005. His a school crossing guard until his retirement in 2005. His mother worked as a Kmart stock clerk until she retired in mother worked as a Kmart stock clerk until she retired in 1995.1995.

• Rubio attended South Miami Senior High School, graduating Rubio attended South Miami Senior High School, graduating in 1989. He attended Tarkio College in Missouri for one year in 1989. He attended Tarkio College in Missouri for one year on a football scholarship before transferring to Santa Fe on a football scholarship before transferring to Santa Fe Community College and then graduating in 1993 with a Community College and then graduating in 1993 with a bachelor of science from the University of Florida. He bachelor of science from the University of Florida. He continued his studies at the University of Miami where he continued his studies at the University of Miami where he earned his juris doctor, cum laude, in 1996.earned his juris doctor, cum laude, in 1996.

• From 2000-2008, Rubio served in the Florida House of From 2000-2008, Rubio served in the Florida House of Representatives. During this period, he served as Majority Representatives. During this period, he served as Majority Whip, Majority Leader and Speaker of the House,Whip, Majority Leader and Speaker of the House,

IMMIGRATION:IMMIGRATION:

• I believe that our nation’s I believe that our nation’s immigration policy should consist of immigration policy should consist of border enforcement, securing the border enforcement, securing the border, fixing the visa process and border, fixing the visa process and ensuring that no law extends ensuring that no law extends amnesty to illegal immigrantsamnesty to illegal immigrants

• I believe we must fix our immigration I believe we must fix our immigration system by first securing the border, system by first securing the border, fixing the visa and entry process and fixing the visa and entry process and opposing amnesty in any reformopposing amnesty in any reform

TAXESTAXES

• ““I have never voted for a tax I have never voted for a tax increase. While I generally support increase. While I generally support tax cuts, I believe meaningful tax tax cuts, I believe meaningful tax reform that simplifies our tax code, reform that simplifies our tax code, makes it easier to understand and is makes it easier to understand and is more fair to the taxpayer should be more fair to the taxpayer should be our ultimate goalour ultimate goal

JUDICIAL NOMINATIONSJUDICIAL NOMINATIONS

• I support judges who will respect the I support judges who will respect the rule of law, strictly interpret our rule of law, strictly interpret our Constitution and not legislate from the Constitution and not legislate from the bench.bench.

• Opposed Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s Opposed Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court. confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Sotomayor’s record reflects a view Judge Sotomayor’s record reflects a view that judges can and should inject that judges can and should inject personal experiences and biases into personal experiences and biases into what should be the objective what should be the objective interpretation and application of the law.interpretation and application of the law.

ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT

• As a U.S. senator, I would oppose a As a U.S. senator, I would oppose a national energy tax on American national energy tax on American consumers, farmers and business consumers, farmers and business owners owners

• Creating jobs in the energy sectors Creating jobs in the energy sectors and becoming more energy efficient and becoming more energy efficient requires entrepreneurial innovation, requires entrepreneurial innovation, not big government mandatesnot big government mandates

• Cap-and-trade scheme destroys Cap-and-trade scheme destroys jobs. (Feb 2010)jobs. (Feb 2010)

• Explore ANWR & outer continental Explore ANWR & outer continental shelf. (Feb 2010)shelf. (Feb 2010)

BUDGET REFORMBUDGET REFORM

• If we’re going to save our country from If we’re going to save our country from fiscal collapse, we must shut down the fiscal collapse, we must shut down the earmark favor factory and get Congress earmark favor factory and get Congress focused on true national prioritiesfocused on true national priorities

• We’re going to have to end earmarks We’re going to have to end earmarks and pass a balanced budget and pass a balanced budget amendment.  I’m proud to support amendment.  I’m proud to support Senator DeMint’s efforts to do just that. Senator DeMint’s efforts to do just that.

SPENDINGSPENDING

•. . I am gravely concerned by a federal I am gravely concerned by a federal government that continues spending government that continues spending money it doesn’t have.money it doesn’t have.

• I will support measures like a I will support measures like a balanced budget amendment and balanced budget amendment and the line-item vetothe line-item veto

ABORTIONABORTION • No right to privacy, that resulted in the No right to privacy, that resulted in the

Roe v. Wade. (Feb 2010) Roe v. Wade. (Feb 2010)

• As a state legislator, I supported As a state legislator, I supported various pieces of pro-life legislation various pieces of pro-life legislation that, among other things, would require that, among other things, would require doctors to perform ultrasounds before doctors to perform ultrasounds before performing abortions and another bill performing abortions and another bill that would ban the use of taxpayer that would ban the use of taxpayer dollars to fund stem cell research.”dollars to fund stem cell research.”

CorporationsCorporations

• Eliminate taxes on capital gains; Eliminate taxes on capital gains; lower corporate tax rates. (Feb lower corporate tax rates. (Feb 2010) 2010)

Tax ReformTax Reform

• Simplify our tax code; reduce the tax Simplify our tax code; reduce the tax burden. (Feb 2010)burden. (Feb 2010)

ENERGYENERGY

• ““I support a comprehensive energy I support a comprehensive energy plan that encourages nuclear energy, plan that encourages nuclear energy, exploration in the Arctic National exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and environmentally Wildlife Refuge and environmentally safe leasing of oil and natural gas safe leasing of oil and natural gas fields in the outer continental shelf fields in the outer continental shelf and on federally owned lands with oil and on federally owned lands with oil shale in the West. As senator, I will shale in the West. As senator, I will stand for policies that make us more stand for policies that make us more energy efficient, less reliant on energy efficient, less reliant on foreign sources of oil, create jobs and foreign sources of oil, create jobs and ease the burden on family budgets.” ease the burden on family budgets.”

CARD CHECKCARD CHECK

• Oppose card check and any Oppose card check and any efforts like the Employee Free efforts like the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) to tip labor Choice Act (EFCA) to tip labor law in favor of unions through law in favor of unions through binding federal arbitration binding federal arbitration

SECOND AMENDMENTSECOND AMENDMENT

• I believe the 2nd Amendment is I believe the 2nd Amendment is a cornerstone of our democracy. a cornerstone of our democracy. I believe the right to bear arms I believe the right to bear arms is a constitutionally protected is a constitutionally protected right. The right of citizens to right. The right of citizens to defend themselves by bearing defend themselves by bearing arms is a fundamental human arms is a fundamental human right that should be protected.” right that should be protected.”

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