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Marco Rubio: “The world hasn't gotten any bigger, but somehow the State…”

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

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Interview with Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Ukraine Peace Efforts and US Foreign Policy

Published | Video Starts at 14:19

What we did is reorganize the agencies because we have, you know, the world, the globe, the planet is the exact same size that it was 20 years ago. But the State, the State Department is somehow almost, you know, double the size. So The world hasn't gotten any bigger, but somehow the State Department continues to grow. But this is not just about saving money. This is about primarily about making sure that every bureau and every office in the State Department has a purpose and it's fulfilling them and they work together. (14:19–14:24)

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Asserts that the State Department's growth is not proportional to global changes.

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