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Will Florida Sen. Marco Rubio Run For Re-Election?

President Barack Obama shakes hands with Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) after they arrive at the Orlando International Airport to visit with family and community members after the attack at the Pulse gay nightclub where Omar Mateen killed 49 people on June 16, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The mass shooting on June 12th killed 49 people and injured 53 others in what is the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history.  (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
President Barack Obama shakes hands with Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) after they arrive at the Orlando International Airport to visit with family and community members after the attack at the Pulse gay nightclub where Omar Mateen killed 49 people on June 16, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The mass shooting on June 12th killed 49 people and injured 53 others in what is the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Former Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio has until Friday to file for re-election in Florida to keep his seat in the U.S. Senate. While campaigning for president, Rubio spoke often about the frustrations of being in the Senate and insisted he would become a private citizen once his term ends in January. But last week he said he was “deeply impacted” by the Orlando shooting and indicated that he wants to serve again. Here & Now’s Robin Young talks to Sergio Bustos of the Associated Press.

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Sergio Bustos, national political writer for the Associated Press. He tweets @sbustosAP.

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