This Week in the Office of Senator Marco Rubio On Thursday, I welcomed the news that Patrick Air Force Base (AFB) in Brevard County, Florida has been chosen as one of six finalists for the permanent location for the headquarters of the United States Space Command (USSPACECOM). Read more here.  On Wednesday, I issued a statement after the Senate confirmed Kathyrn Kimball Mizelle to serve as a federal district court judge for the Middle District of Florida. Read more here.  On Monday, I published an op-ed in the Washington Examiner stressing the need for Congress to provide financial relief to small businesses by renewing the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) immediately. Read the full article here.  On Thursday, I published an op-ed in the National Review emphasizing the need to bring our troops home from Afghanistan, but to do it the right way. Read the full article here.  Last Friday, I sent a follow-up letter to McKinsey & Company’s Global Managing Partner Kevin Sneader after receiving inadequate responses — and, in some instances, no response — to my initial July 17, 2020 letter. My original letter requested information regarding McKinsey & Company’s relationship with the Chinese Government and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), including state-owned and state-run companies in China, and what impact those relationships have on McKinsey’s relationship with the United States Government. In my follow-up letter, I continue “to press McKinsey and Company for answers about the powerful firm’s business dealings with the Chinese Communist Party” and “accuse McKinsey of evading questions.” Read more here.  On Tuesday, I joined the Guy Benson Show to discuss the post-election process, the need to pass additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), and the proposed withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan. Read the transcript here and listen to the full interview here.  On Wednesday, I joined the Hugh Hewitt Show to discuss the prospect of a Biden Administration and the confirmation of federal judges. Read the transcript here and listen to the full interview here.  On Tuesday, I welcomed reports that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will move forward with a regulation that would delist and prohibit initial public offerings on U.S. exchanges for Chinese companies that are out of compliance with U.S. regulators. A day earlier, I wrote to SEC Chairman Jay Clayton urging the agency to “make unfettered Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) access to the audits of firms listed on U.S. securities exchanges a condition for both initial and continued listing. Read more here.  On Tuesday, I joined Congressman Ted Yoho (R-FL) and a group of bipartisan and bicameral colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres urging him to leverage the international organization’s investigative and political mechanisms to urgently investigate and elevate the ongoing crisis in Xinjiang. Read more here.  On Tuesday, I released a statement after the Senate failed to invoke cloture on the confirmation of Judy Shelton to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Read more here.  On Wednesday, Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), and I sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging the Administration to change U.S. customs policy and guidelines to allow Israeli goods produced in Judea and Samaria to be labeled “Made in Israel.” Read more here.  On Friday, Senators Ed Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and I sent a letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus concerning Taiwan’s exclusion from the World Health Organization’s second session of the World Health Assembly (WHA). Read more here.  On Wednesday, as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, I named Boyd Industries of Clearwater, FL as the U.S. Senate Small Business of the Week. Read more here. 
Legislation Introduced- On Tuesday, I joined Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) in introducing legislation to shed light on the 157 sister city partnerships between U.S. and Chinese communities. Read more here.
In Case You Missed It...“Sen. Marco Rubio: We must renew the Paycheck Protection Program now” (Washington Examiner, 11/16/20) “Sen. Marco Rubio: Bring Our Troops Home — the Right Way” (National Review, 11/19/20) “Exclusive: Marco Rubio Renews Aggressive Back-And-Forth With McKinsey Over Company’s Ties To Beijing” (The Federalist, 11/16/20) “‘I am pleased that the Senate confirmed Kat Mizelle to serve as a federal district court judge for the Middle District of Florida,’ Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said in a statement.” (Senate confirms Trump’s youngest federal judge to serve in Tampa, Tampa Bay Times, 11/19/20) “Senate Passes Rick Scott’s, Marco Rubio’s Resolution Honoring Tampa Bay for Winning Stanley Cup” (Florida Daily, 11/16/20) “Marco Rubio Wants More Oversight, Transparency from Sister City Partnerships With China” (Florida Daily, 11/18/20) “Sen. Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) said he voted to advance Ms. Shelton out of concern that the Fed ‘plays too much of a role shaping our economy,’ adding, ‘I believe Judy Shelton shares my belief that relying on the Federal Reserve to boost asset prices is no substitute for a strong American economy.’” (Senate Republicans Fail to Advance Judy Shelton’s Confirmation to Fed Board, Wall Street Journal, 11/17/20) “‘Personnel is policy, and no U.S. administration should ever return to a policy of appeasement with Raúl Castro and his crony, Miguel Díaz-Canel,’ Rubio told the Washington Free Beacon. ‘America should always support the Cuban people while holding their oppressors accountable.’” (Biden Adviser Eyes Softer Cuba Policy, The Washington Free Beacon, 11/17/20) “Rubio refers to Biden as ‘president-elect’” (Axios, 11/17/20) “Senate Intelligence Committee acting Chairman Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said his interactions with Krebs were ‘positive’ and he doesn't ‘have any criticism of his work’ but that it was up to Trump whether to fire him.” (GOP breaks with Trump firing of cyber chief: Adds to 'confusion and chaos', The Hill, 11/18/20) | 
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