Sen. Marco Rubio
Senator Marco Rubio (R - Florida) has taken to the airwaves to urge the House of Representatives to push the immigration bill through after the Congressional recess of August, stating that if they don't, Democratic President Barack Obama may just find a way to issue the law by executive order.
With the highly-awaited bill promising comprehensive reform to the nation's immigration laws, one of the most high-profile Republicans and advocates for the bill is starting to make his public campaign to push for the bill's passage.
On Thursday, Florida Senator Marco Rubio addressed the Conservative Political Action Conference or CPAC declaring that his views against marriage equality do not make him a "bigot" nor does his stance against women's reproductive rights mean he's a "chauvinist."
Marco Rubio's response to the State of the Union address was by a majority seen as a media disaster.
Tonight was President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech, which, inconveniently for the news networks, cut into their live coverage of Chris Dorner's standoff with police in the wooded hills of California. Luckily, there was Marco Rubio's water-bottle grab to focus on later, so the networks are probably happy with the night. Here's an overview of how the big three cable news channels covered the President's speech and their reactions at the end of the night.
Twitter tuned in to the president's fifth State of the Union address and Sen. Marco Rubio's GOP rebuttal.
