The Republican hopeful teamed up with business leaders from around the country to describe his stance on the pressing issues of next year’s election.
Sen. Marco Rubio, following a huge surge in the polls, kicked off NFIB’s presidential candidate TeleForum series on Nov. 4.
Speaking with more than 7,000 business leaders, Rubio touched on many of the most pressing small business issues: healthcare, taxes, energy policies, labor regulations and more. He was the first candidate to participate in the TeleForum series that NFIB hosts in coordination with a business coalition made up of the Associated General Contractors, Associated Builders and Contractors, BIPAC, National Association of Manufacturers and the National Retail Federation.
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“Small business is the backbone of our economy, and job creators deserve to know where the presidential candidates stand on key economic issues,” said NFIB CEO Dan Danner.
Rubio echoed that sentiment in his opening remarks, saying that small business is “not some sort of special interest,” The Business Journals reported. It’s “the backbone of the entire economy.”
In addition to small businesses suffering because of big government, Rubio also talked about his desire to repeal Obamacare, fixing unfavorable business tax structures and the country’s need to develop more people in skilled trades, The Business Journals reported.
For more of the conversation’s highlights, check out what people were talking about on Twitter below.
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.@MarcoRubio says, “I will be a defender of small business in this country.” #BizPrez
— NFIB (@NFIB) November 4, 2015
.@marcorubio on teleforum with @NFIB pic.twitter.com/l5nl4UMAgr
— Robert Daniels (@DanielsRobertD) November 4, 2015
@marcorubio says will push for same biz tax rate for all businesses, big or small. Huge priority of small businesses #bizprez
— Bo Harmon (@harmon111) November 4, 2015
.@MarcoRubio on @EPA #WOTUS power grab: EPA stands for Employment Prevention Agency. #BizPrez
— NFIB (@NFIB) November 4, 2015
.@MarcoRubio has a 100% rating from @NFIB because he stands up for #smallbiz – https://t.co/8TWJiRQNnq
— J.Slemrod (@jslemrod) November 4, 2015
.@MarcoRubio on @DOL #overtime regulation: I’m not in favor of it. It imposes an additional cost on employers across the country. #BizPrez
— NFIB (@NFIB) November 4, 2015
.@MarcoRubio plans to block increase in federally mandated minimum wage as president #BizPrez
— NFIB (@NFIB) November 4, 2015
.@MarcoRubio says #smallbusiness is deeply impacted by the size of government #BizPrez
— NFIB (@NFIB) November 4, 2015
@marcorubio Providing comprehensive answers to the issues impacting America’s businesses #BizPrez
— Chris Singerling (@CSingerling) November 4, 2015
@marcorubio re: workforce shortage in skilled trades “a welder makes more than a philosopher…” #bizprez
— Chris Singerling (@CSingerling) November 4, 2015
thanks to @MarcoRubio for speaking with @NFIB members about important #smallbusiness issues: https://t.co/2YVFQ1Br0S #BizPrez
— Kristin Failor (@kristin0723) November 4, 2015