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MARCO RUBIO

15 years in government, 13 years with lobbying firms, not much to show for it.

EXPERIENCE
U.S. SENATOR, 2011 PRESENT

Foreign Relations Committee (Missed 60 percent of his hearings)


Commerce Committee (Missed 80 percent of his hearings)
Small Business Committee (Missed 85 percent of his hearings)
Intelligence Committee (Unknown how many hearings missed hes keeping that a secret)

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Gang of Eight Immigration Reform bill with a path to citizenship
Stopped Obamacare Bailout

Fact-Check: Rubio took credit for someone elses work when he falsely tried to claim he inserted a
risk corridor provision into a bill. [Fact Checker, Washington Post, 12/23/15]

Sanctions on Hezbollah

Fact-Check: This legislation passed unanimously, and Marco Rubio wasnt even there for the vote!
He was at a fundraiser. [Senate, Congressional Record, 11/17/15]

Girls Count Act

Fact-Check: A piece of legislation MSNBC called largely symbolic that also passed unanimously
and provided no funding to actually achieve its goals. [S 802, 114th Congress, 3/19/15]

VA Reform

Fact-Check: Marco Rubio secured one provision in this law, then admitted the provision was ineffective, and
proposed new legislation to amend the bill, which hasnt passed. [Health Care Policy Summit, Concerned
Veterans for America, 2/26/15]

VARIOUS TOP LOBBYING FIRMS, FULL TIME (1997-2010)


Registered lobbyist and lobbied for a variety of interests while a legislator, creating a conflict of interest
Received at least $2.5 million in total compensation between his work for powerhouse lobbying firms and
taxpayer-funded salary

Fact-Check: True!
FLORIDA REPRESENTATIVE, PART TIME (2000-2008)
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Never voted for a tax increase

Fact-Check: False Rubio voted for multiple tax increases. [Politifact, 11/25/09]

Led the effort to cut property taxes

Fact-Check: Four years ago, Rubio regarded this as a failure, not an accomplishment. He wrote in his book:
We had done our best, and fallen short. [Marco Rubio, An American Son, 6/19/12]

Eminent Domain Legislation

Fact-Check: Rubio chaired a committee on eminent domain, but left most of the work to a freshman legislator.
Later admitted eminent domain has not been a widespread problem in Florida. [Associated Press, 3/14/06]

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

West Miami City Commissioner (1998-2000)

South Florida Coordinator, Bob Dole Presidential Campaign (1996)

Legal Advisor, Miami-Dade County Republican Party (1999-2000)

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