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Marco Rubio: “Our leaders put us at a disadvantage by taxing and borrowing…”

Featuring: Marco Rubio, Republican | Secretary of State, United States | National

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Senator Marco Rubio Presidential Announcement Full Speech (C-SPAN)

Published | Video Starts at 04:35

They're busy looking backwards. So they do not see how jobs and prosperity today depend on our ability to compete in a global economy. And so Our leaders put us at a disadvantage by taxing and borrowing and regulating like it was 1999. They look, they look for solutions than yesterday. So they do not see that good paying modern jobs require different skills and more education than the past. (04:35–04:43)

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Asserts that outdated fiscal policies are harming the country's competitiveness.

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