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Marco Rubio presidential campaign, 2016/Federal assistance programs

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Marco Rubio suspended his presidential campaign on March 15, 2016.[1]


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Former presidential candidate
Marco Rubio
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Current U.S. Senator
(2011-Present)
FL House of Representatives
(2000-2009)
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  • In June 2014, Marco Rubio proposed gradually raising the retirement age for younger workers and keeping the retirement age "the same for workers over the age of 55," according to CNN.[2]
  • In May 2014, Rubio expressed support for Rep. Paul Ryan’s "push to transition Medicare into a 'premium-support' plan, where seniors would be given a voucher to buy insurance on the private market," according to The Washington Times. Rubio said, “I propose we transition to a premium-support system, which would give seniors a generous but fixed amount of money with which to purchase health insurance from either Medicare or a private provider. The choice would be theirs to make.”[3]
  • In 2012, Rubio voted for S.Amdt.2174 to S.3240, which proposed limiting "categorical eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program to those who receive cash assistance."[4]
  • In August 2011, Rubio spoke about the failure of government policies intended to address poverty. He said, "These programs actually weakened us as a people. You see, almost forever, it was institutions in society that assumed the role of taking care of one another. If someone was sick in your family, you took care of them. If a neighbor met misfortune, you took care of them. You saved for your retirement and your future because you had to. We took these things upon ourselves in our communities, our families, and our homes, and our churches and our synagogues. But all that changed when the government began to assume those responsibilities."[5]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The New York Times, "Marco Rubio Suspends His Presidential Campaign," March 15, 2016
  2. ↑ CNN.com, "Marco Rubio: 5 ways to fix Social Security," accessed February 17, 2015
  3. ↑ The Washington Times, "Sen. Marco Rubio takes on entitlement reform," May 13, 2014
  4. ↑ Congress.gov, "S.Amdt.2174 to S.3240," accessed February 17, 2015
  5. ↑ Talking Points Memo, "Rubio's Reagan Speech: Entitlements "Weakened" Us," August 24, 2011
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