Republican from Florida
Marco Rubio, a former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, was elected to the U.S. Senate on Nov. 2, 2010. He took office Jan. 5, 2011.
Recent statements involving Marco Rubio
Democrats plan to keep student loan interest rates low "by raising taxes on small businesses, very small businesses … the kinds of small businesses that give jobs to graduates."
Says that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio says troops are leaving Iraq "too fast."
The RESTORE Act started as an "effort to dedicate as much BP fine money as possible towards Gulf Coast restoration" but now "could steer money to places like the Great Lakes and West Coast."
"The majority of Americans are conservatives."
Says a U.S. Supreme Court justice suggested that some U.S. cases will be decided based on South African law.
Recent stories featuring Marco Rubio
With the question of who will be at the top of the Republican presidential ticket looking more and more settled, attention is turning to the No. 2 spot. Who will be the vice presidential pick?
Marco Rubio, Rick Scott and other Floridians attended the Conservative Political Action Conference recently. We checked their facts.
Contest for Hispanic vote heats up GOP primary:
We fact-check two claims as Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich fight for the Hispanic vote in the Republican primary for president.
PolitiFact Florida’s top 10 fact-checks of 2011:
We look back at our most popular reports of 2011: fact-checks of Marco Rubio, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Rick Scott and Alan Grayson. And then there was that Evan Longoria viral video ...
Marco Rubio's Cuba history gets tested:
Did Rubio's parents come to America following Fidel Castro's takeover?
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