This Week in the Office of Senator Marco Rubio On Tuesday, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and I sent a letter to R.D. James, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, ahead of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finalizing their fiscal year 2021 work plan, to ensure that “all proposed and ongoing projects in Florida receive full and fair consideration of their value to local communities, our state, and our nation.” On Wednesday, Senator Scott and I applauded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for supporting Florida’s priorities in their Fiscal Year 2021 work plan. The work plan includes funding for water resource and navigation projects that are of importance to communities throughout the state and also builds upon the recent, unprecedented progress towards the restoration of Florida’s Everglades through projects like the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP). Read more here.  Last Friday, I joined Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and U.S. Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Michael Waltz (R-FL), Gregory Steube (R-FL), Brian Mast (R-FL), Bill Post (R-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), and Byron Donalds (R-FL) in sending a letter to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) highlighting Mexico’s unfair trade practices that are harming Florida’s strawberry and bell pepper producers. Read more here.  On Wednesday, I spoke on the Senate floor to discuss the inauguration of President Joe Biden and the future of America. Watch the video of my remarks here.  On Monday, I published an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times discussing the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and calling on Americans to recognize the inherent dignity of all citizens as we continue to pursue a more perfect Union. Read the full article here.  On Tuesday, during a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Nominations Hearing, I questioned Antony Blinken, President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as the next U.S. Secretary of State. Watch the video of my remarks here.  On Wednesday, I joined the Brian Kilmeade Show on Fox News Radio to discuss the inauguration of President Joe Biden, the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Joe Biden’s immigration plans, and the impending impeachment trial in the Senate. Listen to the full interview here and read excerpts from the interview here.  On Wednesday, I published an op-ed in Fox News discussing the inauguration of President Joe Biden and my commitment to fighting every single day to promote unashamed pro-American capitalism that champions the American worker and the common good. Read the full article here.  On Tuesday, I welcomed President Donald Trump’s decision to grant Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) to eligible Venezuelan nationals currently in the U.S. Read more here.  On Tuesday, I welcomed the State Department’s determination that the Chinese Government’s and the Chinese Communist Party’s persecution of Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and members of other Muslim minority groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region constitutes crimes against humanity and genocide. Read more here.  On Tuesday, I released a statement on President Joe Biden’s plan to send a sweeping immigration proposal to Congress. Read more here.  On Tuesday, I sent a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey after the company responded to my December 1, 2020 letter, which sought an explanation for the company’s failure to remove or label a falsified image posted by a Chinese Communist Party bureaucrat, with a series of non-answers. Read more here. 
On Wednesday, as Acting Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, I released a statement after the Senate confirmed Ms. Avril D. Haines to serve as Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Read more here.  On Thursday, I issued a statement regarding President Joe Biden's intent to invoke the Defense Production Act (DPA) to accelerate the American production of vaccination supplies, testing supplies, and personal protective equipment (PPE). Read more here.  On Friday, I sent a letter to the acting secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, David Pekoske, demanding immediate clarification regarding the Biden Administration’s “Immediate 100-Day Pause on Removals.” Read more here.  On Friday, I published an op-ed in CiberCuba and Medium urging the Biden administration to resist re-engaging with the brutal Cuban regime. Read the full article in Spanish here and in English here. 
Legislation Introduced- On Friday, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and I re-introduced the Florida Shores Protection and Fairness Act, legislation that would extend the moratorium on oil and gas drilling in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico from 2022 to 2032, and make Florida eligible to receive a share of the revenue generated by drilling in the central and western portions of the Gulf. Read more here.
- On Friday, Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Todd Young (R-IN), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Pat Toomey (R-PA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Rob Portman (R-OH), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Mike Braun (R-IN) joined me in reintroducing a constitutional amendment, S.J.Res 4, that would limit the Supreme Court of the United States to nine justices. Read more here.
In Case You Missed It...“Sen. Marco Rubio: Joe Biden is president, now what” (Fox News, 01/21/21) “Sen. Marco Rubio: Dr. King’s message is more important today than ever | Column” (Tampa Bay Times, 01/18/21) “Sen. Marco Rubio: Will President Biden Stand With the Cuban People, or Grant the Dictatorship in Havana Legitimacy?” (Medium, 01/22/21) “Rubio: Florida wins big in USACE FY 2021 Work Plan” (Dredging Today, 01/21/21) “Rubio demands clarity on Biden's 100-day deportation pause, amid fears violent criminals will remain in US” (Fox News, 01/22/21) “Rubio: Biden 'talking like a centrist' but governing 'from the radical left'” (The Hill, 01/22/21) “Marco Rubio: No Amnesty Until All Americans Can Get Good Jobs” (Breitbart, 01/19/21) “Florida Senator Marco Rubio has been a strong advocate for the designation, urging the Trump administration to defer removal of Venezuelan nationals as recently as Jan. 17.” (Over 94,000 Venezuelans Granted Deportation Protection In Final Days Of Trump Administration, Daily Caller, 01/20/21) “Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, acting chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, also praised Haines’ confirmation, saying he is ‘pleased my Senate colleagues joined me in swiftly confirming Director Haines.’” (Senate Votes to Confirm Biden Nominee Avril Haines as Director of National Intelligence, Breitbart, 01/20/21) “Marco Rubio Wants Twitter to Explain Content Moderation Process” (Florida Daily, 01/20/21) |
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