This Week in the Office of Senator Marco Rubio On Thursday, Senators Rick Scott (R-FL), David Perdue (R-GA), Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), Doug Jones (D-AL), Richard Shelby (R-AL), and I applauded the Senate passage of our resolution condemning the December 6, 2019 terrorist attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola and commemorating those who lost their lives, and those who were injured, in the line of duty. Read more here.  On Thursday, I joined Fox and Friends to discuss Americans’ need to make a living during the pandemic, the Paycheck Protection Program, Democrat hypocrisy in handling COVID-19 restrictions, and the prospect of a Biden Administration. Watch the full interview here.  On Tuesday, I released a statement after President Trump nominated Bradenton Police Chief Melanie Bevan to serve as U.S. Marshal for the Middle District of Florida. Read more here.  On Tuesday, as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, I released a statement after a bipartisan, bicameral group of members presented a COVID Relief Framework that includes $288 billion for small business relief, including a second draw of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and additional funding for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), restaurants, live entertainment venues, and more. Read more here.  On Tuesday, as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, I called on Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to let committee Democrats work with Republicans on a bipartisan deal to provide additional relief to small businesses. Read more here.  On Friday, as Acting Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, I joined Vice Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) in releasing a joint statement regarding the challenge posed to the United States by the Chinese government and Communist Party. Read more here.  On Tuesday, I sent a letter to Jack Dorsey, Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, after the company failed to remove or label a falsified image posted by a Chinese Communist Party bureaucrat. Later that day, I released a statement after Twitter labeled the falsified image as “potentially sensitive content.” Read more here.  On Wednesday, Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) and I applauded the U.S. Senate’s passage of our resolution to designate November 2020 as National Lung Cancer Awareness Month. The resolution promotes the importance of early detection of lung cancer to help save lives and recognizes the need for research to improve early diagnosis, screening and treatment. Read more here.  On Wednesday, I welcomed news that the House will pass an amended version of Senator John Kennedy’s (R-LA) Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (S.945), which would increase oversight of Chinese and other foreign companies listed on American exchanges and delist and ban over-the-counter trading for firms that are out of compliance with U.S. regulators for a period of three years. Following House passage, the legislation, which passed the Senate in May 2020, will head to the President for signature. Key provisions from the Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act , bipartisan, bicameral legislation which I introduced to ban Chinese and foreign firms that flaunt U.S. laws from U.S. exchanges, were included in the Senate passed S. 945. Read more here.  On Wednesday, I released a statement after prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow, and Ivan Lam were sentenced to 13.5 months, 10 months, and 7 months, respectively, in prison. Read more here.  Last Tuesday, I joined Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, in demanding the immediate release of women political prisoners who remain unjustly detained in Saudi Arabia. Read more here.  On Wednesday, as Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, I named Lucky Goat Coffee Company of Tallahassee, Florida as the U.S. Senate Small Business of the Week. Read more here.  In Case You Missed It...“Sen. Marco Rubio: Biden's key picks signal return to failed status quo” (USA Today, 11/25/20) “‘We have real reason to believe that better days are ahead for us, that by some time next summer, we’re going to be in a much better place and it’s going to get progressively better,’ Rubio said. ‘I'm optimistic because I’ve seen the strength and ingenuity of our nation's small businesses and our entrepreneurs and their ability to adapt.’” (Sen. Marco Rubio: 'Real reason to believe better days are ahead' in 2021, Daytona Beach News-Journal, 12/04/20) “Rubio Backs DeSantis on Handling of Pandemic” (The Floridian, 12/03/20) “Rubio blasts Twitter for inaction on Chinese official's tweet with doctored image of Australian soldier” (Fox News, 12/02/20) “Republican Senator Marco Rubio told Fox News that the $908 billion plan was ‘a great start,’ although he said slightly more money was needed for a small business loan and grant program than the bipartisan measure would provide.” ($908 billion coronavirus aid bill draws conservative backing in U.S. Congress, Reuters, 12/03/20) “‘Like many Florida small businesses, Lucky Goat Coffee experienced a drop in revenue and closed its stores due to the pandemic and the coronavirus crisis,’ Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who is the committee’s chairman, said. The coffee shop applied for and received a PPP loan that Sen. Rubio was ‘proud to be the author of.’” (Lucky Goat Coffee named Senate Small Business of the Week, WCTV, 12/02/20) “Senate Passes Tina Smith’s, Marco Rubio’s Resolution on National Lung Cancer Awareness Month” (Florida Daily, 12/02/20) “Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida said the ruling sends a clear signal to the world. ‘Beijing completely controls Hong Kong,’ said Rubio, chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. ‘American and other companies should get out while they can.’” (US Lawmakers Denounce Sentencing of Hong Kong Activists, Voice of America, 12/03/20) “Rubio Praises Trump Admin. for Venezuelan Sanctions” (The Floridian, 12/01/20) “Marco Rubio Calls Out Saudi Arabia for Holding Women as Political Prisoners” (Florida Daily, 11/30/20) | 
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