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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is showing his love for U2 lead singer Bono.

Rubio tweeted Friday morning that "#U2 & #Bono took time to mention plight of Cuban dissident #Biscet & human rights abuses in #Cuba."

Ã"scar Élias Biscet is Cuba’s leading dissident, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by former President George W. Bush. The singer made the remarks at a U2 concert in Miami.

But it's not the senator's first run-in with the rock star.

Bono was on Capitol Hill June 21 to meet with lawmakers about issues relatin! g to his advocacy group, The One Campaign.

Rubio was one of the lawmakers he met with; Rubio's office tweeted a picture of the two.

The freshman senator was born to a family of Cuban exiles and often talks about the plight of dissidents.

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