Senator Marco Rubio took some time this week to answer a few letters from his constituents in Florida. One of the questions was about foreign aid — and surprisingly, it came from a 14-year-old boy named Will from Palm Bay. “I think it’s crazy that we’re spending all this money to help others when we are the ones who need help,” his letter said. “I’d like to see that money go toward us, the United States of America.”
Sen. Rubio told Will that we have to be more careful where we spend our foreign aid, but our perception of how much we actually spend is exaggerated, and is not the reason why we have growing debt in America. “If it’s done right, it can spread America’s influence around the world,” he said. I won’t tell you his whole answer, so listen to his response in the video below:
