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We need 21st century programs. We have to change the dynamic because the world - we're not in the Industrial Revolution anymore, where you could leave high school, go work at the town factory for 50 years, and retire with a pension.

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Marco Rubio
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: May 28
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