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Republican presidential candidate Marco visited Philadelphia last week to attend a series of fundraising events, which according to sources helped him secure more than half a million dollars for his campaign.

Thursday afternoon, Rubio attended a luncheon at the Union League that was closed to the press, with an admission cost of $500 per person to $10,800 per couple. 

In the evening, Rubio attended the less expensive Republican Committee of Chester County 2015 Fall Reception — $100 to $250 per person. 

During the sold-out event at the Crowne Plaza in King of Prussia, Rubio talked to a crowd of 700 people about his vision for the nation, with a focus on the economy and education. 

The Florida senator also talked about his parents, who came from Cuba to the United States in the 1950s in search of a better life.

“My parents came here in 1956 because it was the one place on earth where people like them had a chance to get ahead if they worked hard and they persevered,” Rubio said. “Not only did they achieve a better life but it was possible to leave their children better off than themselves.”

However, speaking of the next generation, Rubio said “our children will either be the freest and the most prosperous Americans that have ever lived, or our children will be first Americans ever that inherit from their parents a country worse off that than the one that was left to them.”

He said that now more people are living paycheck to paycheck, more businesses are closing than starting, and college graduates are having a harder time finding a job while dealing with student debt. 

He blamed policies that haven’t kept up with the economy, including a retirement program from the 1930s, a higher education system from the 50s, antipoverty programs from the 60s, energy policies from the 70s, and tax policies from the 80s and 90s.

“As the world is changing our policies have not kept pace because our leaders are completely outdated and also out of touch,” Rubio said. 

Regarding education initiatives, he talked about the need to strengthen vocational programs.

“I do not understand why we stopped training people in this country to work with their hands,” Rubio said. “We made the mistake at some point of our history of telling young Americans those jobs are for the kids that aren’t smart enough to go to college.”

In regards to student loans, he talked about the need to provide more information to students who decide to pursue a degree in a four-year institution in terms of the salary they can expect to have after graduating. 

“We can’t keep graduating students in this country with thousands of dollars in student loans for a degree that doesn't lead to a job,” Rubio said. “Before any young student takes out a loan they will be told how much people make when they graduate from that school with that degree”.

Rubio’s visit to Philadelphia also included a breakfast with leaders of the Indian American community and a private reception hosted by a law firm in Rittenhouse Square.

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