FLORIDA - WEEK OF SENATOR MARCO RUBIO 10/25/2019

This Week in the Office of Senator Marco Rubio  On Wednesday, I applauded President Donald Trump’s decision to issue a major disaster declaration for the State of Florida following Hurricane Dorian. Read more here. On Thursday, I wrote an op-ed in the Tallahassee Democrat on my efforts to help the timber industry recover from Hurricane Michael. Read more here. On Tuesday, I named Amelia Island Kayak Excursions of Fernandina Beach, Florida as the U.S. Senate Small Business of the Week. Read more here. On Wednesday, U.S. Representative Brian Mast (R-FL-18) and I urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to address “significant and ongoing concerns” that the Army Corps has failed to comply with a key deadline specified in the law. Read more here.    On Monday, I spoke with Bret Baier on Fox News on how the decision to withdraw from Syria is damaging to our international credibility. Watch the full interview here. On Wednesday, I joined CNBC to discuss my letter to the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) to reverse a short sighted-decision to steer federal retirement savings to China. Watch the full interview here. On Tuesday, Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Rick Scott (R-FL), and I urged the Chairman of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) to reverse a short sighted-decision to steer federal retirement savings to China. Read more here. On Tuesday, I met with visiting Florida mayors to discuss my work to address climate resilience gaps facing Florida’s coastal communities. See more here. On Thursday, I met with Nobel Peace Prize recipient Nadia Murad Basee to discuss the future of Iraq’s religious minorities and the importance of ensuring they are able to return home to rebuild their lives. See more here. On Wednesday, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and I introduced the Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2019 (S. 2680), bipartisan legislation to impose sanctions against foreign individual, entities, and governments that provide support to Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and other Palestinian terrorist groups. In Case You Missed It... “Congress must see that victims of Hurricane Michael are not forgotten | Marco Rubio” (Tallahassee Democrat, 10/24/2019) “Sen. Marco Rubio meets with Florida mayors to discuss rising sea levels” (WMBB, 10/22/2019) “Sen. Rubio: America is Coming Apart — Here’s How We Start The Revival” (Daily Caller, 10/17/2019) “Army Corps of Engineers 'an impediment' to EAA reservoir construction, Mast and Rubio say” (TC Palm, 10/23/2019) “Sen. Rubio has doubts about US-China trade accord: ‘I don’t think we have a deal with them’” (CNBC, 10/24/2019) “Rubio Duels With MSCI Over Investors' Money in Chinese Stocks” (Bloomberg, 10/21/2019) “Rubio and Scott Go to Bat for Holocaust Survivors and Their Heirs” (Sunshine State News, 10/21/2019) “Senators Ted Cruz, Ron Wyden, Tom Cotton, Marco Rubio and Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Mike Gallagher and Tom Malinowski expressed concern about the removal of an app that let Hong Kong protesters track police movement in the city.” (Lawmakers Slam Apple for ‘Censorship’ of Apps at China’s Behest, Bloomberg, 10/18/2019) “In a tweet, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (Republican-Florida) urged the United States and the international community to ‘condemn the Putin regime for targeting journalists & demand Aseyev's immediate release,’ referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin.” (Jailing Of Donetsk Journalist Condemned As 'Illegal' Attack On Press Freedom, RFE, 10/23/2019) Legislation Introduced… Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and I introduced the Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2019 (S. 2680), bipartisan legislation to impose sanctions against foreign individual, entities, and governments that provide support to Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and other Palestinian terrorist groups. I joined Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) and our colleagues in introducing a resolution that would designate today as a national day of remembrance for members of the United States Armed Forces who were killed or injured by the terrorist attack against the United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon on October 23, 1983. Coming up... My staff will host Mobile Office Hours next week to assist constituents with federal casework issues in their communities. More information and locations near you here. Keep up with me on  Facebook  and  Twitter