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Marco Rubio
The claims the writer was given for Marco Rubio, in the order they were given.
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Marco Rubio considers any object entering an airspace where it is not supposed to be a threat.
“Anything that enters an airspace that's not supposed to be there is a threat.”
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After receiving classified briefings on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), Marco Rubio called for a detailed analysis of the phenomena.
“After receiving classified briefings on UAPs, Senator Marco Rubio called for a detailed analysis.”
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In December 2020, while serving as head of the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Marco Rubio asked the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and the Pentagon to present Congress with an unclassified report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) within a month.
“This past December, while he was still head of the Intelligence Committee, he asked the Director of National Intelligence and the Pentagon to present Congress an unclassified report by next month.”
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Marco Rubio said there is a stigma attached to discussing Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) on Capitol Hill.
“You know, there's a stigma on Capitol Hill.”
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Marco Rubio said some of his Senate colleagues are very interested in the topic of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) while others react dismissively when it is raised.
“some of my colleagues are very interested in this topic and some kind of, you know, giggle when you bring it up”
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Marco Rubio believes the stigma around Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) should not prevent finding an answer to what the objects are.
“I don't think we can allow the stigma to keep us from having an answer to a very fundamental question.”
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Marco Rubio wants a formal process established to take Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) reports seriously and continuously catalogue and analyse incoming data.
“I want us to take it seriously and have a process to take it seriously. I want us to have a process to analyze the data. every time it comes in, that there be a place where this is cataloged and constantly analyzed until we get some answers.”
Navy pilots describe encounters with UFOs 2021-05-17 00:13:14.2-00:13:24.7 opinion first hand
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The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 was spearheaded by Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Marco Rubio and signed into law by President Joe Biden in December 2022.
“spearheaded by Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Marco Rubio and signed into law by President Biden in December 2022.”
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Republican Senator Marco Rubio said this was the first time ever in North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)'s history that a decision was made to shoot down an object over American airspace, and all three objects were still unidentified.
“Republican Senator Marco Rubio made the point that this was the first time ever in NORAD's history that a decision was made to shoot-down an object over American airspace and all three were still unidentifi ed.”
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Marco Rubio said regarding the three shot-down objects that nobody knows what they are, they haven't told anybody, and they may not know themselves and potentially may never know.
“'… We don't know what they are.' Rubio said. 'They don't know what they are. They haven't told anybody. They haven't told us. They may not know themselves and potentially may never know.'20”
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Marco Rubio observed that the United States had no system in place to respond to unidentified objects.
“He rightly observed that the US had no system in place to respond to such unidentified objects”
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Marco Rubio made a bipartisan effort with Democratic Senator Kristen Gillibrand to create an office to establish a coordinated effort to report and respond to unidentified objects.
“and he pointed to his bipartisan eff ort with Democratic Senator Kristen Gillibrand, creating an offi ce to establish a coordinated eff ort to report and respond to unidentifi ed objects.”
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Marco Rubio said the Pentagon UAP office had seen hundreds of cases of airborne items which were not met with the same shoot-down response as the three objects downed in February 2023.
“He said that Pentagon UAP office had seen 'hundreds of cases' of airborne items, which were not met with the same shoot-down response.”
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Marco Rubio said the United States does not do a good job of monitoring unidentified objects and does not have a systemised way to respond, and that the difference between the three shot-down objects and the hundreds of other cases is that these three were shot down.
“'We don't do a good job of monitoring. We don't have a systemised way to respond. The difference between these three and hundreds of those cases is these three were shot down,' Rubio said.”
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Marco Rubio expressed concern that the Defense Department had not been sharing information on the hundreds of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) cases with the investigators and scientists at the Pentagon's All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO).
“Th e Senator also expressed his concern that the Defense Department had not been sharing information on these hundreds of UAPs with the investigators and scientists on the Pentagon's UAP investigations agency, AARO – the All Domain Anomaly Resolution Offi ce.”
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Marco Rubio said the concern is whether an adversary has developed a capability that the United States knows it is not looking for, because US systems are set up to see missiles and aeroplanes, not smaller objects at lower altitudes.
“'This is about whether an adversary has developed a capability that they know we're not looking for because our systems are set up to see missiles and airplanes. They're not set up to see smaller objects at lower altitudes.'”
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When asked if the objects might be alien, Marco Rubio said he would almost hope so, because if the Russians or Chinese have invented a capability the US cannot monitor, that would be a big problem.
“Asked if the objects might be alien, Rubio responded, 'I would almost hope it is because if there is a capability the Russians or Chinese have invented that we can't monitor, that sounds like a big problem.'”
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Democratic Senator Mark Warner, the former chairman of the Senate Select Committee for Intelligence, and his replacement, Republican Senator Marco Rubio, strongly and publicly supported the UAP legislation in the National Defense Authorization Act 2023.
“Both the former chairman of the Senate Select Committee for Intelligence, Democrat Senator Mark Warner and his replacement, Republican Senator Marco Rubio, strongly and publicly supported the UAP legislation.”
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Marco Rubio, a senator, criticised the government's response to the Chinese spy balloon and pushed for answers on unidentified objects, as reported 2023-02-15.
“Kerry Breen, 'Sen. Marco Rubio Criticises Response to Chinese Spy Balloon and Pushes for Answers on Unidentified Objects', 15 Feb 2023, CBS News/CBS Mornings.”
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Senator Marco Rubio, as acting chairman of the US Senate Intelligence Committee, supported the proposal for a UAP transparency report despite criticism from those hostile to transparency.
“Thankfully, Senator Marco Rubio, the acting chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, was courageous enough to support this important proposal, notwithstanding the inevitable mindless criticism his support would generate from those hostile to the idea of transparency.”
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Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, then chair of the US Senate Intelligence Committee, was the chief sponsor of the bill requiring a Department of Defense UAP report.
“Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, then chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, was the chief sponsor of the bill.”
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Republican senators Roy Blunt, Lindsey Graham, and Marco Rubio, and Democratic senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Martin Heinrich, and Democratic representative Ruben Gallego worked together, with assistance from Christopher Mellon and Lue Elizondo, to craft aggressive Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) language for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
“Republican senators Roy Blunt of Missouri, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, and Marco Rubio of Florida; Democratic senators Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Martin Heinrich of Arizona; and Democratic representative Ruben Gallego of Arizona all worked together to craft aggressive language, with some help from Chris and me.”
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In the summer of 2023, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senator Mike Rounds, Senator Marco Rubio, and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand sponsored the UAP Disclosure Act.
“In the summer of 2023, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, Senator Mike Rounds of South Dakota, Senator Rubio, and Senator Gillibrand sponsored the most historic UAP legislation yet, the UAP Disclosure Act”
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Marco Rubio considers there is still much unknown about Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) and that this is a significant problem.
““There is a lot we still don’t know about these UAP and that is a big problem. We’ve taken some important steps over the last few years to increase transparency and reduce stigmas, but more needs to be done.” —Senator Marco Rubio”
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Marco Rubio considers that steps have been taken over recent years to increase transparency and reduce stigma around Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), but that more needs to be done.
“We’ve taken some important steps over the last few years to increase transparency and reduce stigmas, but more needs to be done.”
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Donald Trump made his remarks about releasing extraterrestrial information at a cabinet meeting with Marco Rubio seated on one side and Pete Hegseth on the other.
“He was in a cabinet conference, cabinet meeting, and with Marco Rubio on one side and Pete Hegseth on the other.”
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David Grusch believes Mark Warner and Marco Rubio were nervous about escalating their confrontation with the United States intelligence community bureaucracy over the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) issue.
“I think Mark Werner and Marco Rubio were a little nervous to really up the ante with the the deep state that they were tackling”
David Grusch: The Whistleblower Who Told Congress We're Not Alone 2026-08-13 00:26:47.5-00:26:55.2 opinion first hand
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David Grusch is hearing mixed messages about how seriously Stephen Miller is taking the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) issue, and hopes Marco Rubio is helping him at the White House.
“So once again, I hope Secretary Rubio is helping Stephen Miller at the White House because I'm hearing mixed messages about Stephen Miller's seriousness.”
David Grusch: The Whistleblower Who Told Congress We're Not Alone 2026-08-13 00:27:41.8-00:27:50.1 opinion first hand
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David Grusch knows what Donald Trump was briefed on during his previous term and what Marco Rubio was briefed on regarding the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) subject.
“however you know i certainly know what the president was briefed on in his previous you know term and certainly what know Secretary Rubio was briefed on as well”
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