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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

"According to Senate ethics rules, 'Senate Members and staff may not receive or solicit campaign contributions in any federal building.'" Remember this rule, Rubio?

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COMMENTS: 
*  It's...OKAY...to do that if you are a Republican.  This is especially true if you are doing it on...FOX NEWS...!
    *  If a dem had done that, there would be endless congressional hearings run by sanctimonius GOPs.
*  Does that mean it's disallowed for congress members to solicit funds from their offices? With all the time candidtes need to spend fundraising, I doubt that has ever happenned. Of course, they have to actully be in congress for that to occur, which IS rather rare these days.
*  How can Rubio be expected to know the rules he is never in the Senate building.
    *  He was actually so unfamiliar with the place he forgot where he was.
*   When he was a FL legislator and caught embezzling party money for personal stuff only to quickly repay it once the FBI & IRS launched a corruption investigation, caught stealing by double-billing taxpayers & party only to once again quickly repay what he stole & blame it on clerical errors, caught forming political committees to misuse & steal funds that were supposed to go to candidates, caught practicing nepotism in these political committees, caught lying to the public by claiming his parents were Castro refugees, he always had excuses and rich pals to bail him out of these messes.  Now a violation of ethics rules that some of his GOP opponents won't resist nailing him on.
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Marco Rubio's Interview With Fox News May Have Violated Ethics Rules

Lawmakers are barred from soliciting campaign funds while in federal buildings.

By Michael McAuliff, October 20, 2015

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) may have just violated ethics rules that prohibit soliciting campaign funds while on Senate property.

Rubio gave an interview to Fox News' Neil Cavuto on Tuesday, speaking from the Russell Senate Office Building. When asked about lagging behind some of his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, the senator attempted to tout the strength of his fundraising.

In doing so, however, Rubio made a direct appeal for donations.

"I knew we wouldn't be the leading fundraiser in this race, because we are not the top choice of the entrenched political establishment," Rubio told Cavuto. "But I’m confident we have the resources and continue to build the resources to be able to communicate our message. And obviously if somebody watching this program wants to help us, they should go to marcorubio.com and chip in."

According to Senate ethics rules, "Senate Members and staff may not receive or solicit campaign contributions in any federal building."

Even a report of a lawmaker using federal property to raise campaign cash can be enough to get them in hot water.

When then-Rep. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) was running for Senate in 2014, he appeared at one point to be soliciting funds during a radio interview given just off the House floor. The incident prompted a probe that was eventually dropped because Cotton contended he was actually outside the building, and there was no proof to the contrary.

Any of Rubio's opponents could file a complaint about the interview.

The Rubio campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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