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Sen. Marco Rubio to speak at ASNE Convention
- By: ASNE staff
- On: 05/30/2013 13:04:13
- In: Convention
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The American Society of News Editors is pleased to announce that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) will speak to its members at the 2013 ASNE Convention in Washington, D.C.
Since being elected to the Senate in 2010, Rubio has become one of the most influential conservatives in Washington. He is the leading Senate Republican in an attempt to modernize the nation's immigration laws for the first time in a generation, providing new border security and immigration law enforcement as well as an eventual path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants currently in the United States.
The American Society of News Editors is pleased to announce that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) will speak to its members at the 2013 ASNE Convention in Washington, D.C.
Rubio -- often mentioned as a potential presidential contender in 2016 -- will be the keynote luncheon speaker on Tuesday, June 25. He will take questions from ASNE members in the audience after his remarks.
Since being elected to the Senate in 2010, Rubio has become one of the most influential conservatives in Washington. He is the leading Senate Republican in an attempt to modernize the nation's immigration laws for the first time in a generation, providing new border security and immigration law enforcement as well as an eventual path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants currently in the United States. The Senate bill debates are scheduled to begin the week of June 10 and are expected to last several weeks.
Rubio served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008 and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010. His committee assignments currently include Commerce, Science and Transportation; Foreign Relations; Intelligence; and Small Business and Entrepreneurship. He and his wife, Jeanette, have four young children and live in West Miami.
To hear Rubio's speech, you must register for the ASNE Convention and purchase a lunch ticket for Tuesday, June 25. Don't forget to book your hotel room at the Capital Hilton and register your spouse/companion as well! Early bird registration rates and hotel discounts are available through tomorrow, May 30.
Other high-profile speakers at the ASNE Convention include Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, The New York Times Co. CEO Mark Thompson, Gannett Co. CEO Gracia Martore and participants from the Associated Press, ProPublica, NPR, ESPN, The Washington Post, PBS and many others. To find out more about the ASNE Convention, visit asne.org and check out the full convention schedule.