‘The free enterprise system has lifted more people out of poverty than all the government anti-poverty programs combined’

Marco Rubio spoke earlier tonight at the Reagan library on “the proper role of government,” emphasizing “prosperity and compassion” as priorities. 

He said that “poverty does not create our social problems; our social problems create our poverty.”

The Florida senator said: Those of us raised in “Ronald Reagan’s America” are now being called to leadership, to make tough decisions about America’s future. He was plenty hard on his own party from the top. And yes, he talked entitlement reform.

But you can watch for yourself.