--- title: Republican Debate: Marco Rubio Defends Missing Votes description: "I don't like missing votes, I hate it" canonical: https://time.com/4092784/republican-debate-marco-rubio-hillary-clinton/ author: Charlotte Alter article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-10-29T15:50:46.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-05T08:39:41.988Z article:section: Politics og:title: Marco Rubio Says He's Missing Senate Votes to Stop Hillary Clinton og:description: "I don't like missing votes, I hate it" og:url: https://time.com/4092784/republican-debate-marco-rubio-hillary-clinton/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1538e96ffe3f09f/69886ec00a4a2273919c6cd0/marco-rubio.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3270 og:image:height: 1839 og:image:alt: Presidential candidates Sen. 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Watch Bush and Rubio trade barbs during the 2016 CNBC GOP Presidential Debate._  by [Charlotte Alter](https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Senior Correspondent Oct 29, 2015 3:50 PM UTC Watch Bush and Rubio trade barbs during the 2016 CNBC GOP Presidential Debate.  by [Charlotte Alter](https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Senior Correspondent Oct 29, 2015 3:50 PM UTC Marco Rubio continued to [defend his missed votes in the Senate](http://time.com/4091219/republican-debate-marco-rubio-senate/) on Thursday, using the morning after [a strong debate performance](http://time.com/4092423/who-won-and-lost-at-the-debate/?xid=homepage) to argue that his spotty attendance record is all in the service of stopping Hillary Clinton from winning the White House. “As far as votes, I don’t like missing votes, I hate it,” Rubio said on CNN. “We do our best effort to make it—we’ve canceled campaign events, especially for important votes, and we will definitely be there for any vote in which our vote would be decisive on making a difference on the outcome.” “Here’s what I would hate more, and that is to wake up on the first Wednesday of November in 2016 to the news that Hillary Clinton has been elected President of the United States,” Rubio added. Rubio has been on the defensive since a Florida newspaper called for his resignation because he had missed 59 Senate votes while running for president. Republican rival and fellow Floridian [Jeb Bush picked up the attack line during Wednesday night’s debate](http://time.com/4091922/republican-debate-marco-rubio-jeb-bush/), but Rubio swung back and was widely credited as having gotten the better of the exchange. ## Transcript [00:00] But Marco when you signed up for this this was a six [00:03] year term and you should be showing up to work. I [00:06] mean literally the Senate what is it, a French work [00:08] week? You get like three days where you have to show [00:10] up? I don't remember you ever complaining about John [00:12] McCain's vote record. The only reason why you're [00:14] doing it now is because we're running for the same [00:16] position and someone has convinced you that attacking [00:18] me is gonna help you. 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