Marco Rubio Joins Mike Lee on Tax Reform, Wants Russia Out of G8

Appearing on Fox Business Network (FBN) on Monday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., weighed in on tax reform, went after the Democrats and said Russia should be expelled from the G8.

FBNs Rich Edson asked Rubio his thoughts on the tax reform plan from U.S. Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich. While Rubio said he was leaning against backing Camps plan, he did say he was crafting his own tax reform plan with U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah.

I haven't read in this totality, Rubio said about Camps proposal. I doubt I would support it as it currently is structured. But I do think it has very - many elements that are very promising, that will be borrowed in future endeavors. I am working on my own tax reform plan with Senator Lee of Utah.

Edson asked Rubio about whether Russia should be forced out of the G8. Yeah, the G8 was supposed to be a group of advanced democracies and free enterprise economies, advanced countries and - under at least Vladimir Putin - Russia is not that, Rubio replied. It certainly is not a democracy. It does not behave like a democracy. It doesn't seem to want to govern itself by international norms and by impeding a neighbor and making illegitimate territorial claims, I think the G7 or G8 should be a group of advanced democracies. And Russia certainly isn't behaving this way.

Rubio was asked if Republicans were only committed to opposing President Barack Obamas agenda.

I would say that the Democrats are not necessarily awash for new ideas, either, Rubio answered. I mean, it's the same old lame stuff about higher minimum wage or more government spending, things that haven't really been affected as restoring the American dream. Now do I think Republicans need to do a better job? Sure. Of course, especially in the 21st century, when the economic challenges that we face now are largely due to the rapidly changing nature of the global economy, not simply a cyclical economic downturn.