This Week in the Office of Senator Marco Rubio On Thursday, I led bipartisan members of the Florida congressional delegation in sending a letter to Operation Warp Speed (OWS) officials requesting it increase Florida’s vaccine allotment to account for seasonal residents, which would improve access for Floridians. Read more here.  On Wednesday, I sent a letter to President-Elect Joe Biden urging him to support stand-alone legislation to increase the direct economic impact payments to Americans struggling due to the pandemic from $600 to $2,000, without delay and without getting tied up with other legislative issues. Read more here.  On Sunday, I joined Maria Bartiromo on Sunday Morning Futures to discuss the violence at the U.S. Capitol, Big Tech’s power, the consequences of Democrats’ calls to impeach the President, and China’s reaction to the events at the U.S. Capitol. Watch the full interview here.  On Sunday, as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, I released the following statement after the U.S. Treasury Department and the U.S. Small Business Administration announced the reopening of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Read more here.  On Friday, Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) and I, as Vice Chairman and Acting Chairman, respectively, of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, requested information from Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe regarding how the Intelligence Community is preparing for the inauguration on January 20, 2021. Read more here.  On Monday, I issued a statement after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the U.S. State Department will redesignate Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. In April 2015, I condemned former President Barack Obama’s decision to remove the Cuban regime from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list. Read more here.  On Friday, I joined Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Senate colleagues in sending a letter urging U.S. Small Business Administrator Jovita Carranza to prevent Planned Parenthood affiliates from receiving illegal loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Read more here.  On Friday, Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Jim Risch (R-ID), and I sent a letter to U.S. Small Business Administrator Jovita Carranza urging for the inclusion of minor league sports venues in the new Small Business Administration (SBA) grant facility for shuttered venues. Read more here.  On Wednesday, I joined Gloria Ordaz on Telemundo 51 to discuss the second impeachment trial of President Trump, my letter to President-Elect Joe Biden in support of $2,000 stimulus checks, the redesignation of Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, and potential changes in policy toward Cuba under a Biden administration. Watch the full interview here.  On Tuesday, I released a statement following the passing of Sheldon Adelson. Read more here. 
In Case You Missed It...“On Thursday, Sen. Marco Rubio led bipartisan members of the Florida congressional delegation in sending a letter to Operation Warp Speed officials requesting it increase Florida’s vaccine allotment to account for seasonal residents.” (Miami Mayor Wants Covid Vaccine Priority for Residents, as State Lawmakers Request More Doses, NBC 6 South Florida 01/14/21) “Scoop: Rubio asks Biden for $2K stimulus checks as unity appeal” (Axios, 01/13/21) “Rubio Argues Trump Could Emerge a ‘Martyr,' Stronger From Impeachment” (NBC 6 South Florida, 01/1/21) “Marco Rubio: Believes Republicans need to be the champions of the working class and steer away from the party's traditional embrace of big business. Strong focus on minority voters and anti-socialism.” (Republicans' post-Trump stylings, Axios, 01/13/21) “Post-Capitol riot censorship shows 'unelected' companies have 'monopoly power': Rubio” (Fox News, 01/10/21) “Marco Rubio: PPP ‘Saved Countless Small Businesses from Closing and Saved Tens of Millions of Jobs’” (Florida Daily, 01/12/21) “Republican senator Marco Rubio and Democratic senator Jeff Merkley, leading US China hawks, wrote to The Telegraph on Friday calling for a ‘coordinated transatlantic effort’ to stop Beijing profiting from ‘egregious human rights abuses.’” (US China hawks urge English courts to declare cases of genocide overseas, The Telegraph, 01/14/21) | 
No comments:
Post a Comment