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Marco Rubio
Party Republican
Website https://marcorubio.com
Born 1971
Education Tarkio College Santa Fe College University of Florida (B.A.) University of Miami (J.D.)
Occupation Senator
Religion Roman Catholicism
Marital Married

Marco Rubio

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Submitted by john wertz on 2016-02-27 12:15:35

MCTP Rating of 69 Source

Submitted by john wertz on 2016-02-07 14:08:26

PRO:

  • For school choice and greater local control
  • Against Iran nuclear deal
  • Wants to slow federal spending growth

CON:

  • Part of "Gang of 8" to promote amnesty bill and will not own up to it in the debates
  • Has opposed efforts to reform NSA programs
  • Ultra-interventionist, neocon foreign policy, focused on America’s playing the role of policeman of the world
  • Questions remain about his eligibility (born in Miami, but neither parent was a US citizen at the time - both were legal immigrants)