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Washington, D.C. – On CBS News’ “Face The Nation” and NBC News’ “Meet The Press” this morning, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) criticized the Obama Administration’s failure to secure information about the whereabouts and status of Florida resident Robert Levinson, who went missing in Iran in 2007.
Transcripts of Rubio’s comments regarding Levinson are included below.
Interview with CBS News’ “Face the Nation”
Senator Marco Rubio
January 17, 2016
https://youtu.be/is8WrnyXuIY
“These people that were being held were hostages. None of them had violated any real laws. In fact, some of them weren’t even charged. One of them was a reporter, the other one was a pastor. They had done nothing. And let me just say, Bob Levinson is still missing. The Iranians know where he is, or we believe they do, and they’re not being cooperative about that. We should not forget Mr. Levinson and his situation.”
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Interview with NBC News’ “Meet The Press”
Senator Marco Rubio
January 17, 2016
https://youtu.be/6_Psd57n0bM
“I’m glad they’re coming home, and by the way, the case of Bob Levinson remains unresolved. The Iranians, I believe, know where he is and they are not cooperating and it is an outrage. We need to continue to remember about him.”