Honorable Marco Rubio
U.S. Senator, Florida, Republican
Senator Rubio was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010. He serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The following is excerpted from a December 4, 2012, statement on the floor of the U.S. Senate during debate on ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. My late grandfather was one of the most influential people in my life. Until his death when I was 13, “Papá” was a mentor who spent countless hours on our front porch with me discussing history, politics, and baseball. As a Cuban immigrant, he knew how special America is,…
