June 19, 2012 5:27PM 

# Sen. Marco Rubio on the U.S. Sugar Program 

By [Sallie James](https://www.cato.org/people/sallie-james) 

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Here’s the response from Tea Party favorite Sen. Marco Rubio (R‑FL) on the [*Wall Street Journal’s* unflattering comparison of Senator Rubio with Sen. Jim DeMint ](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303448404577407971109011402.html?mod=googlenews_wsj)(R‑SC), appearing on CNBC:

Basically: we should get rid of our [costly, distorting sugar support programs](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/agriculture/regulations-and-trade-barriers#3) when other countries get rid of theirs.

(HT: my newest colleague, [Simon Lester](https://www.cato.org/people/simon-lester))

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[Trade Policy](https://www.cato.org/trade-policy), [Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies](https://www.cato.org/herbert-stiefel-center-trade-policy-studies) 

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