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Marco Rubio: “Today is the first day of the 250th year of American…”

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

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Marco Rubio's Independence Day Address on American Revolution and National Renewal

Published | Video Starts at 02:18

We must always strive, especially on these days of national commemoration, to reawaken in ourselves that assertive, noble and sensible spirit of our Founders. Let it always live in us. Today is the first day of the 250th year of American independence. We are at the beginning of an era and we are poised to recover American greatness. We are poised to regain our sovereignty. We are poised to rediscover our spirit of liberty. (02:18–02:24)

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Asserts that today marks the beginning of the 250th year of American independence.

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