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Associated PressMarch 2, 2015

Marco Rubio isn’t quite ready to say he’s running for president, yet admits it sure does look like he will seek the White House in 2016. “I think that’s reflected in both our travel and some of the staffing decisions that we’ve made,” the Florida senator told The Associated Press. “We — if in fact […]

Mitch PerryMarch 2, 2015

Welcome to March, where the weather is warming up and so are the politics: In Washington, where Benjamin Netayahu will give his much-anticipated speech to (most) members of Congress on Tuesday; in Tallahassee, where the Legislative Session begins in a little more than 24 hours; and in Tampa, where the municipal elections take place Tuesday […]

Associated PressMarch 1, 2015

Sen. Marco Rubio told the anti-tax group Club for Growth on Saturday that the Senate candidates they’ve backed recently represent the Republican Party’s new leadership. The Florida senator was among a half-dozen presidential prospects who spoke at the group’s three-day winter meeting, which ended Saturday at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida. Among Republican […]

Associated PressMarch 1, 2015

Sen. Marco Rubio told the anti-tax group Club for Growth on Saturday that the Senate candidates they’ve backed recently represent the Republican Party’s new leadership. The Florida senator was among a half-dozen presidential prospects who spoke at the group’s three-day winter meeting, which ended Saturday at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida. Among Republican […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 27, 2015

Despite all the speculation, Marco Rubio made one thing clear during his 21-minute appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference in suburban Washington, D.C., on Friday morning: He still hasn’t decided whether he’s running for president. “I haven’t made that decision yet, Sean, but good try,” he said, smiling after moderator Sean Hannity asked him […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 27, 2015

Despite all the speculation, Marco Rubio made one thing clear during his 21-minute appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference in suburban Washington, D.C., on Friday morning: He still hasn’t decided whether he’s running for president. “I haven’t made that decision yet, Sean, but good try,” he said, smiling after moderator Sean Hannity asked him […]

Ryan RayFebruary 26, 2015

If you believe the most recent rumblings, Marco Rubio has decided to take his chances and make a run for the White House, damn the torpedoes — and Jeb Bush. Though early polls have Bush and Scott Walker way out in front of him, recent history shows that an exciting, up-and-coming U.S. Senator with a […]

Ryan RayFebruary 26, 2015

If you believe the most recent rumblings, Marco Rubio has decided to take his chances and make a run for the White House, damn the torpedoes — and Jeb Bush. Though early polls have Bush and Scott Walker way out in front of him, recent history shows that an exciting, up-and-coming U.S. Senator with a […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 26, 2015

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio today weighed in on net neutrality, panning the Federal Communications Commission decision to implement rules ensuring Internet service providers handle all legal content equally. In a vote Thursday morning, the FCC elected to reclassify broadband as a telecommunications utility under Title II of the Communications Act, which consider ISPs as public […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 26, 2015

As anyone paying attention to the rhetoric of some of the leading GOP presidential candidates this year, the term “income inequality” is no longer strictly the province of the Occupy Wall Street crowd. “The opportunity gap is the defining issue of our time,” Jeb Bush said in his first major speech of the year in Detroit […]

Tag: Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio close to decision about presidential run

Mitch Perry Report for 3.2.15 — Local leaders want to get serious about wage theft

Marco Rubio tells Club for Growth its picks are GOP’s new leaders

Marco Rubio tells Club for Growth its picks are GOP's new leaders

Marco Rubio calls Hillary Clinton “yesterday” at CPAC appearance

Marco Rubio calls Hillary Clinton "yesterday" at CPAC appearance

Known unknowns: Marco Rubio’s unanswerable dilemma

Known unknowns: Marco Rubio's unanswerable dilemma

Marco Rubio criticizes FCC net neutrality vote

Mitch Perry Report for 2.26.15 — Is GOP divided on whether income inequality is a partisan issue?