This Week in the Office of Senator Marco Rubio On Tuesday, I addressed the Senate on the need for additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Watch the full speech here.  On Wednesday, as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, I issued a statement after Senate Democrats voted against additional small business relief, including another round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding. Read more here.  On Wednesday, Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) and I, Vice Chairman and Acting Chairman, respectively, of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released a joint statement regarding threats from adversaries to U.S. election systems and infrastructure. Read more here.  On Thursday, Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) and I, Vice Chairman and Acting Chairman, respectively, of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released a joint statement following the announcement made by Director of National Intelligence (DNI) John Ratcliffe and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray regarding recent Iranian and Russian attempts to interfere in the 2020 election. Read more here.  On Monday, I published an op-ed in Fox News discussing the Democrats’ radical plan to pack the Supreme Court with liberal judges and my constitutional amendment that would limit the court to nine justices. Read the full article here.  On Tuesday, I published an op-ed in the Washington Examiner discussing congressional Democrats’ continued efforts to block small business funding in order to use it as political leverage. Read the full article here.  On Wednesday, I met with Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett. The Senate is expected to confirm Judge Barrett early next week. Read more here.  On Wednesday, I joined Fox and Friends to discuss early voting in Florida and Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court. Watch the full interview here.  On Thursday, I joined Squawk Box on CNBC to discuss the prospect of passing a stimulus bill, big tech, and court-packing. Watch the full interview here. 
On Monday, I joined Senator David Perdue (R-GA) and a bipartisan group of Senators in sending a letter to Taranjit Singh Sandhu, India’s Ambassador to the United States. In our letter, we expressed our strong support for India’s decision to formally invite Australia to participate in the annual Malabar naval exercise. The letter also expresses support for increased coordination among Quad members on non-security issues including humanitarian assistance, vaccine development, and infrastructure investment in the Indo-Pacific region. Read more here.  On Friday, as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, I named Scotlynn USA Division, Inc. of Fort Myers, FL as the U.S. Senate Small Business of the Week. Read more here.  On Wednesday, I joined Bernie and Sid in the Morning on 77 WABC in New York for a conversation on the show’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Day. Read more here. 
Legislation Introduced- On Tuesday, I joined Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in introducing a Senate resolution condemning the Maduro regime’s ongoing efforts to hold fraudulent legislative elections scheduled for this December. The upcoming fraudulent elections will fail to meet minimal democratic standards and are a direct attack against the nation’s National Assembly, the only remaining democratically-elected institution in Venezuela. Read more here.
- On Tuesday, Senators Jim Risch (R-ID), Susan Collins (R-ME), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and I introduced the Small Business Access to Recovery Capital Act. The legislation would provide expanded relief measures to the 7(a) loan program for one year to help businesses cope with challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more here.
- On Tuesday, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and I introduced the Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act , which seeks to update U.S. policy toward Taiwan to better reflect the realities on the ground. Read more here.
- On Friday, I joined Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR), John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Doug Jones (D-AL), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chris Coons (D-DE), Bob Casey (D-PA), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), and Todd Young (R-IN) in introducing a resolution that would designate October 23rd as a national day of remembrance for members of the United States Armed Forces who were killed or injured by the terrorist attack on the United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon on October 23, 1983. Read more here.
In Case You Missed It...“Sen. Marco Rubio: Joe Biden and packing the Supreme Court -- the dirty little secret Dems don't want to reveal” (Fox News, 10/19/20) “Sen. Marco Rubio: Are Senate Democrats serious about small-business relief?” (Washington Examiner, 10/20/20) “‘Our adversaries abroad seek to sow chaos and undermine voters’ belief in our democratic institutions, including the election systems and infrastructure that we rely on to record and properly report expressions of the voters’ will,’ Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and Mark Warner of Virginia, the Republican and Democratic leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said in a statement Wednesday before Mr. Ratcliffe’s press conference.” (Iran Seeking to Intimidate U.S. Voters With Spoofed Emails, Intelligence Official Says, Wall Street Journal, 10/21/20) “‘It is clear that Iran is now actively seeking to sow dissent and divide us, much like Russia did in 2016 and continues to do today,’ Rubio and Warner said in a joint statement.” (Senate Intel leadership urges American vigilance amid foreign election interference, The Hill, 10/22/20) “GOP’s Marco Rubio: I’m open to voting for higher Covid stimulus because Americans need help” (CNBC, 10/22/20) “Shortly after Kudlow’s nearly 10-minute address to the Florida business leaders, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., was on the Senate floor calling for additional funding for the stimulus effort known as the Paycheck Protection Program.” (Trump economic aide tells Florida business leaders a targeted stimulus is needed, Tampa Bay Business Journal, 10/21/20) “Rubio added that he believes ‘the overwhelming majority of people who saw the hearing last week saw someone they were very impressed with. He said that people may disagree with [Judge Barrett] but said personal attacks are ‘ridiculous.’” (Barrett meets with senators ahead of committee vote on Supreme Court nomination, Fox News, 10/22/20) |
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