Marco Rubio: Campaign Issues

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Where he stands

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Budget/Deficit/Taxes

• Supports a flat federal tax rate
• Opposes the capital gains tax
• Has stated that no taxes should ever be raised during a recession
• Believes that the age at which a person should begin collecting Social Security should be raised for people more than ten years away from retirement, due to increased life expectancy
• Would repeal the Affordable Care Act

Immigration

• Wants to modernize immigration in order to compete for global talent
• Believes human trafficking law and deferred action has caused border crisis
• Would give kids of illegal immigrants in-state tuition rates
• Believes in green cards after ten years, plus fee, minus federal benefits

Energy/Environment

• Would partner with private companies for transportation system
• Believes human activity is not causing climate change
• Wants Hurricane Savings Accounts for homeowners' insurance
• Would fix the environment with free market, not government mandates
• Wants to utilize toll revenues to widen and improve highways
• Voted no on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems

Foreign Policy

• North Korea is a criminal syndicate, not a government
• Our policy should lead to more liberty for the Cuban people
• Cuba must improve on human rights for engagement to continue
• Engagement with Vietnam and China has not led to freedom
• Cuba embargo was designed to protect American companies
• Believes the U.S. should provide more assistance to Jordan, stay involved against ISIS
• Has said the Russian government is a government of liars

Domestic Issues

• Opposes same-sex marriage
• Strongly pro-life
• Consensus that life begins at conception; so no abortion
• Believes there is no responsible way to use marijuana recreationally

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—Jennie Wood