In those two years he charged about $110,000, and he said he sent about $16,000 to American Express to cover personal expenses, though the expenses were never detailed.
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Addressing factory workers at Granite State Manufacturing, a plant here that makes cutting-edge robots and other military tools, Rubio, a 44-year-old, first-term senator from Florida, laid out a muscular vision for America’s role in the world. He’s since offered a variety of explanations for those, ranging from pulling out the wrong card from his wallet to a mix-up with his travel agent-and partial records reviewed by the Times suggest that Rubio did indeed pay for a few charges, though not on the “monthly basis” that Rubio suggested he had.
“Office holders are reaching out to me more and more as Marco climbs in the polls”, said Jerry Labriola Jr., the chairman of Rubio’s campaign in Connecticut and a former state GOP boss.
“If ever there has been an era in human history tailor-made for us as a people, it is the 21st century”, Rubio says in the ad. “What is standing in the way are outdated leaders that refuse to let go of the past”. The Florida Republican Party was responsible for paying off the cards on a monthly basis.
“When you check his credit cards take a look at what he has done with the Republican Party when he had access, what he had to put back in, and whether or not something should have happened”, Trump said in New Hampshire. Marco Rubio for president. “Any personal charges were paid by (me) directly”, Rubio wrote Ingram in an email on December 24, 2009. “Now, I recognize in hindsight, I would do it different to avoid all this confusion. But the Republican Party never paid a single expense of mine – personal expense”.
The last time Marco Rubio was in Connecticut, the White House hopeful was the headliner at a Republican fundraising dinner named after the grandfather of Florida rival Jeb Bush. “These are old records”, Rubio said.
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“During the 2014 campaign, I talked about the need for a new generation, one that’s accountable for the next generation”, said Gardner. “It doesn’t say who they belong to, but every expense is on there, and as we’ve said, we’ll release those soon”.
