When Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., wakes up in his Miami home, all he has to do is look out the window to see the impact of the long-suffering economy on his neighborhood, where the median household income is $37,556.
What he sees among his neighbors, some working two or more jobs to pay bills, is driving his development of a new middle-class agenda to expand job creation, reduce college loan payments for those with low-paying jobs, beat poverty and bring working-class values to Washington.
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