This Week in the Office of Senator Marco Rubio On Wednesday, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and I sent a letter to President Trump in support of Governor Ron DeSantis’ request to issue a pre-landfall emergency declaration for Alachua, Citrus, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hernando, Hillsborough, Levy, Manatee, Marion, Pasco, Pinellas, Sarasota, and Sumter counties in expectation of Eta. Following our letter, the President approved an emergency declaration for Florida. Read more here.  On Thursday, I released a statement after the Senate confirmed Aileen Cannon to serve as a federal district court judge for the Southern District of Florida. Read more here.  On Tuesday, I joined Hannity to discuss the post-election process and the future of the Republican party. Watch the full interview here.  On Wednesday, I published an op-ed in Real Clear Politics honoring our nation’s veterans and emphasizing the need for all veterans to be treated with the utmost care, respect, and dignity they deserve. Read the full article.  On Thursday, I joined America’s Newsroom to discuss the future of the Republican Party and the party expanding its support among working-class voters. Watch the full video here.  On Tuesday, I released a video message on the 2020 post-election process. Watch the video here. 
On Thursday, as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, I released a video message calling for Democrats to stop playing partisan games and pass small business relief immediately. Watch the video here.  On Tuesday, as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, I sent a letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), urging the agencies to provide the Committee with information related to the loan review and forgiveness procedures that will be used to audit Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Read more here.  On Thursday, as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, I sent a letter to Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), requesting information from the agency following a recent Inspector General report that found billions of dollars in potential fraud in the expanded Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program for COVID-19. Read more here.  On Tuesday, as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, I released a statement after Goldman Sachs released a small business survey titled, “Sinking Lifeboats – Small Businesses Struggle to Stay Afloat While Awaiting Additional Federal Help.” Read more here.  On Thursday, I published an article in Columbia University’s Journal of International Affairs discussing the global battle between authoritarianism and democracy. Read the full article here.  On Thursday, I welcomed an Executive Order by President Trump to prohibit U.S. investments in Chinese firms that are on the U.S. Department of Defense list of Communist Chinese military companies. The move closely resembles legislation that I introduced last month. Read more here.  On Tuesday, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Mike Braun (R-IN) and I joined in support of the Securing Our Elections Act , introduced earlier this year by Kelly Loeffler (R-GA). The legislation would help to ensure fair elections and increase criminal penalties for bad actors who attempt to interfere with America’s election system, whether that be through illegal and fraudulent ballot harvesting, voter intimidation or identification theft. Read more here.  On Tuesday, as Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, I named Anna Maria Oyster Bar of Bradenton, FL as the U.S. Senate Small Business of the Week. Read more here. 
In Case You Missed It...“Marco Rubio: We Must Show Appreciation to Our Veterans Every Day” (Real Clear Politics, 11/11/20) “Marco Rubio: Why Protests Matter: The Battle Between Authoritarianism and Democracy, A War We Must Win” (Columbia University Journal of International Affairs, 11/12/20) “‘Ms. Cannon is a highly qualified individual, and I am confident that she will serve Florida’s Southern District honorably,’ Rubio said in a statement.” (Miami Herald, (11/12/20) “On Wednesday, U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Rick Scott, R-Fla., sent a letter to President Donald Trump in support of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ request to issue a pre-landfall emergency declaration for Alachua, Citrus, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hernando, Hillsborough, Levy, Manatee, Marion, Pasco, Pinellas, Sarasota and Sumter Counties in expectation of Eta.” (Florida’s Senators Ask Donald Trump to Declare an Emergency as Eta Impacts Sunshine State, Florida Daily, 11/12/20) “Rubio says the GOP needs to reset after 2020” (Axios, 11/11/20) “If Republicans are to win the White House again, Rubio argues, the party should build on what Trump created with a multi-ethnic coalition and a focus on the economy that can appeal to the working class.” (Trump might have lost but his legacy lives on with congressional Republicans, CNN, 11/07/20) “‘I think that a lot of people just don’t realize that when it comes to identity,” Mr. Rubio said, “the identity tied to your employment, your culture, your standard of living, your values, is much more powerful than the pronunciation of your last name.’” (Trump Lost the Race. But Republicans Know It’s Still His Party., New York Times, 11/09/20) “The order echoes a bill filed by Republican senator Marco Rubio last month that sought to block access to U.S. capital markets for Chinese companies that have been blacklisted by Washington, including those added to the Defense Department list.” (Trump bans U.S. investments in companies linked to Chinese military, Reuters, 11/13/20) “Marco Rubio: New Goldman Sachs Survey Underscores Why Small Businesses Need More Help from Feds” (Florida Daily, 11/12/20) “Marco Rubio: ‘Partido Demócrata está en control de radicales de izquierda’” (Diario Las Américas, 11/12/20) | 
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