Rubio, a Commerce Member, Eyes Presidency
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., wants to be the GOP nominee for president in the 2016 election, he announced Monday. He told ABC News Monday he would be able to lead the U.S. as president and is the most qualified candidate…
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for president. He was scheduled to deliver a speech in Miami Monday night, widely believed to be a formal announcement that he's running. Rubio is a member of the Commerce Committee and repeatedly has expressed intentions to deal with wireless issues through legislation, such as reallocation of government spectrum and the inquiry into sharing in the upper 5 GHz band. He has also slammed the FCC’s net neutrality order, as have other GOP candidates. Hillary Clinton, a former secretary of state, senator from New York and first lady, will seek the Democratic nomination, she said Sunday.