Sen. Marco Rubio

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  • Religious Liberty Should Be the Foundation of Our National Day of Prayer

    Religious Liberty Should Be the Foundation of Our National Day of Prayer

    As we mark the National Day of Prayer today, we exercise the universal right that was secured for us in our founding: the right to religious liberty. As men and women of faith, we have a duty to protect this right for our children and ourselves.

  • Addressing the Disastrous Consequences of China's One-Child Policy

    Addressing the Disastrous Consequences of China's One-Child Policy

    Thirty-four years ago today, the communist regime in China enacted its "One-Child Policy," one of the most disastrous and immoral social policies ever imagined in human history. It was the communist regime's answer to curb the growth of the world's largest population.

  • Driving the American Dream

    Driving the American Dream

    As we gather with family and friends this week to mark the Fourth of July, let us keep in mind the defining value that sets this nation apart – the founding principle that stands as our greatest cause for pride and celebration: that every American deserves an equal opportunity to achieve a happy and fulfilling life.

  • Promoting Adoptions and Protecting Foster Children

    Promoting Adoptions and Protecting Foster Children

    On November 23rd, many across our nation will celebrate National Adoption Day. And there is much to celebrate about this family institution that has made us a better and stronger society.

  • One Year Anniversary of US Citizen Saeed Abedini's Imprisonment in Iran

    One Year Anniversary of US Citizen Saeed Abedini's Imprisonment in Iran

    Today marks the one year anniversary of the imprisonment of U.S. citizen Saeed Abedini by the Iranian government.

  • Defund Obamacare Before It's Too Late

    Defund Obamacare Before It's Too Late

    Over the next two weeks, the sad spectacle that is Washington will be on full display as Congress and President Obama debate yet another short-term spending plan, also known as a continuing resolution (CR).

  • Putin Is Wrong

    Putin Is Wrong

    In Thursday's New York Times, Russian president Vladimir Putin argued that America is not exceptional, and that American leadership does not make the world safer. I could not disagree more strongly.

  • One Nation, Under God

    One Nation, Under God

    As a nation founded on Judeo-Christian values, legislative bodies throughout the country, from the Senate down to local city governments, have made prayer a routine part of their day before getting down to the people's business. Unfortunately, a recent ruling by a federal court in New York threatens to put an end to this.

  • Washington Can't Keep Running From Debt Crisis

    Washington Can't Keep Running From Debt Crisis

    As I've been working on immigration reform legislation, I've been asked why it should be Washington's focus at a time when we have so many other pressing concerns, including stagnant economic growth that has left millions of unemployed and underemployed Americans, and the persistent threat of terrorism that recently manifested itself on our own soil.