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October 9, 2015                                                        press@marcorubio.com

DAY ONE IN NEVADA

Marco Rallies 1,200 Supporters in Summerlin

With excitement building behind Marco, he began his three-day Nevada swing yesterday at a town hall meeting in Summerlin, where he told the crowd about what he learned about the American Dream when he lived in Southern Nevada.

Check out the coverage from last night and don't forget later today Marco will attend a Christian Businessmen’s network event, a happy hour at Havana Grille and the grand opening for Rick Harrison's Gold and Silver Pawn Shop.   

Click Here To Watch Coverage From Marco's Town Hall Meeting

With a crowd of over 1,200 people, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Marco returned to Nevada to share his vision for preserving the American Dream. Voters can preserve the American dream, but only if they're willing to bring some new blood to the country's political establishment, Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio told a throng of receptive retirees at a Las Vegas rally Thursday night. The U.S. senator from Florida, who spent some of his teenage years in Las Vegas, touted his local ties to open the roughly one-hour campaign event at Mountain Shadows Community Center, in the heart of the Sun City Summerlin senior retirement community.

Additionally, Marco contrasted himself with Hillary Clinton and her ideas from yesterday by outlining his vision for a New American Economy for the 21st Century. As the Las Vegas Sun reports: On economic issues, Rubio’s speech previewed elements of a general election strategy designed to paint the 67-year-old Hillary Clinton, the Democratic front-runner, as out of touch. Rubio, 44, praised technology companies like Uber and Airbnb for their economic innovation.

Marco also told Las Vegans that he’ll rebuild our military and cancel President Obama’s deal with Iran. As KLAS-TV reports: Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (Florida-R) spoke at a rally in Sun City Summerlin Thursday evening. Rubio talked about the importance of rebuilding the U.S. military and how, if elected president, he would take a tough stance against Iran. "We will rebuild our military. We will have a clear foreign policy built on strong moral principles and, on my first day in office, I will cancel the deal with Iran," he said.

Finally, Marco also added that if elected, he’ll simplify the tax code, reform our higher education system and repeal and replace ObamaCare. As the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports: Rubio outlined his opposition to elements of decades-old federal education, poverty and energy policies before highlighting his support for efforts to simplify the tax code, broaden access to federal student financial aid and put a "hard cap" on government regulations. He also promised to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, and cancel a recently signed nuclear deal with Iran.

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