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Marco Rubio: “We want to do something. It's like, well, but there's a…”

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Marco Rubio and J.D. Vance Discuss American Industrial Policy and Geopolitical Challenges at American Compass Event

Published | Video Starts at 01:30

And by one more thing I want to tell you about. I spent, you know, now that I'm in an executive branch, we oftentimes have to deal with the fact that, you know, We want to do something. It's like, well, but there's a statute or there's a law on the books that limit our ability to do things by executive action. You know, it requires us to go through certain steps. And so I increasingly find myself saying, who the hell wrote these laws? (01:30–01:40)

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