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◼ ...excerpts of the Republican response to the State of the Union Address, which will be delivered by Marco Rubio... - Daniel Halper/Weekly Standard
"This opportunity – to make it to the middle class or beyond no matter where you start out in life – it isn’t bestowed on us from Washington. It comes from a vibrant free economy where people can risk their own money to open a business. And when they succeed, they hire more people, who in turn invest or spend the money they make, helping others start a business and create jobs. Presidents in both parties – from John F. Kennedy to Ronald Reagan – have known that our free enterprise economy is the source of our middle class prosperity. But President Obama? He believes it’s the cause of our problems."
"Mr. President, I still live in the same working class neighborhood I grew up in. My neighbors aren’t millionaires. They’re retirees who depend on Social Security and Medicare. They’re workers who have to get up early tomorrow morning and go to work to pay the bills. They’re immigrants, who came here because they were stuck in poverty in countries where the government dominated the economy. The tax increases and the deficit spending you propose will hurt middle class families. It will cost them their raises. It will cost them their benefits. It may even cost some of them their jobs. And it will hurt seniors because it does nothing to save Medicare and Social Security. So Mr. President, I don’t oppose your plans because I want to protect the rich. I oppose your plans because I want to protect my neighbors."
◼ Marco Rubio to deliver bilingual State of the Union response - Washington Post
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— Steven Ertelt (@StevenErtelt) February 13, 2013
Read the text of @marcorubio's response to the #SOTU. A real vision for solving our challenges. m.speaker.gov/press-release/…
— Reince Priebus (@Reince) February 13, 2013
Rubio making it personal. Telling his story. Middle-class, hard-working story. Well done.
— Jedediah Bila (@JedediahBila) February 13, 2013
Rubio tells the story of his parents working to give their children an opportunity "to accomplish my dreams." #SOTU
— Red Alert Politics (@RedAlert) February 13, 2013
@marcorubio says America is EXCEPTIONAL. Nice to hear that again. #SOTU
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) February 13, 2013
Rubio "Government's role is wisely limited by the Constitution" #SOTU response
— Watchdog News (@Watchdogorg) February 13, 2013
Rubio's pushback on climate change was beautiful.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) February 13, 2013
Rubio seeking to give the response to "GOP only cares about the rich" attack that Romney never could do.
— The Fix (@TheFix) February 13, 2013
@marcorubio: Economic growth is the best way to help the middle class. #SOTU
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) February 13, 2013
Rubio to Obama: "I don't oppose your plans b/c I want to protect the rich. I oppose your plans b/c I want to protect my neighbors."
— Jedediah Bila (@JedediahBila) February 13, 2013
RT @davidmdrucker: "I hope the prez will abandon his obsession with raising taxes." @marcorubio
— Roll Call (@rollcall) February 13, 2013
Gotta say Rubio's doing better than I expected. Hard gig. Hard expectations to fulfill. Pretty effective.
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) February 13, 2013
Rubio: Mr President, I don't oppose your plans because I want to protect the rich; I oppose them because I want to protect my neighbors.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) February 13, 2013
GOP State of the Union 2013 rebuttal: Marco Rubio response (English, Spanish full text) politi.co/15aRcdh
— POLITICO (@politico) February 13, 2013
I'm incorrigible--I'm judging Rubio not on his counterpoint to Obama but how he'll stack up in '16 GOP debates. Answer: Well.
— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) February 13, 2013
You know, this Rubio kid might have a future..
— John Nolte(@NolteNC) February 13, 2013
Marco Rubio nailed it! Obama hasn't shown the American a plan since he was elected the first time!#fail
— GOP*Girl (@GOPGirlLA) February 13, 2013
Rubio putting responsibility on family and faith.
— Red Alert Politics (@RedAlert) February 13, 2013
RT @senrubiopress: Our strength comes from the people, not the White House or Capitol #GOPResponse
— NRSC (@NRSC) February 13, 2013
Bring back Bobby Jindal!!! I kid I kid :) Rubio rocked it.
— Jason Mattera (@JasonMattera) February 13, 2013
Rubio did a terrific job with a tough gig.He even put his own spin on the SOTU drinking game by reaching for H20.Nice!
— Monica Crowley (@MonicaCrowley) February 13, 2013
This GOP response brought to you by a Tall Cool Drink of FREEDOM. Ahhhh!
— Leslie Dowd (@LADowd) February 13, 2013
