For
Immediate Release
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Presidential Candidate is the First to Accept Invitation
from Business Groups
Washington,
DC (October 29, 2015) – Presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio will address and
answer questions from members of a coalition of major nationwide business
groups in a TeleForum next Wednesday, November 4. Rubio is the first leading presidential
candidate to accept the invitation to speak to members of the Associated
Builders and Contractors, the Associated General Contractors, the Business-Industry
Political Action Committee, the National Association of Manufacturers, the National
Federation of Independent Business, and the National Retail Federation.
Rubio
will directly address questions in a call that will start at 5:15 p.m. EST and
last approximately 40 minutes. Members of the media are invited to listen in on
the session and report on the questions and answers. To participate, press should
send an e-mail to [email protected] with
their media outlet clearly identified. A link to listen live online will be
sent shortly before the call starts.
The
other candidates invited to speak with the groups are (in alphabetical order):
- Former
Florida Governor Jeb Bush - Dr.
Ben Carson - Former
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton - Senator
Ted Cruz - Former
HP CEO Carly Fiorina - Former
Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee - Ohio
Governor John Kasich - Senator
Bernie Sanders - Businessman
Donald Trump
The
candidates qualified for the initial invitation by maintaining at least 4
percent in the Real Clear Politics average of polls during the period starting
from the first GOP debate and ending on Labor Day. Should additional candidates
average at least 4 percent for a 30-day time period prior to the start of
voting, an invitation to participate will be sent to them.
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