This Week in the Office of Senator Marco Rubio On Wednesday, I sent a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo urging the Department to approve Florida’s request for disaster assistance for fisheries that were harmed by severe red tide events that occurred between 2015 and 2019. Read more here.  On Thursday, I joined Hannity to discuss the power of big tech companies, the origins of COVID-19, and more. Watch the full interview here.  On Friday, I published an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times discussing the success of my Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in Tampa and across Florida, and questioning why the Biden Administration continues to pay Americans not to work. Read the full article here.  On Tuesday, I joined Jimmy Failla on Fox News Radio to discuss the origins of COVID-19, unidentified aerial phenomenon, and more. Listen to the full interview here.  On Thursday, I released a statement after the Biden Administration announced changes to Trump-era rules that banned U.S. investment in certain companies linked to the Chinese Communist Party’s military. The change would also put the U.S. Department of Treasury in charge of creating and maintaining a list of companies that could face financial penalties. Read more here.  On Friday, I released a statement after reports emerged that unelected bureaucrats in the U.S. State Department and elsewhere allegedly worked to hinder efforts by the Trump Administration to investigate the origins of COVID-19. Read more here.  On Friday, I issued a statement on the 32nd anniversary of the Chinese government and Communist Party’s violent crackdown against protestors in Tiananmen Square. Read more here.  Legislation Introduced- Last Thursday, Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and I introduced the Veterans Education Empowerment Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill to support student veterans by creating, maintaining, and operating Student Veteran Centers at universities and colleges across the nation. Services at these centers will give a boost to those who've served in the Armed Forces on their educational and professional journeys. Read more here.
In Case You Missed It...“Why are we still paying people not to work? | Marco Rubio” (Tampa Bay Times, 06/04/21) “‘It was scary,’ [Laufersky] said. Then Congress initiated, with U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Miami, as a co-author, the federal Paycheck Protection Program. It was a lifeline for her and thousands of other business owners that provided them with nonrefundable loans so long as they used the dollars to keep idled workers employed.” (Paycheck program proves its local value, The Villages Daily Sun, 06/02/21) “Rubio: Social Media Crackdowns on Lab Leak Theory Were Basically China Controlling American Speech” (Breitbart, 06/01/21) “‘The emails raise more questions than answers, including whether there was a coordinated effort amongst our nation’s highest ranking public health officials to discount credible information about the coronavirus and its possible origins,’ Florida Sen. Marco Rubio told RealClearPolitics. (As Fauci Controversy Heats Up, White House Plays It Cool, RealClearPolitics, 06/04/21) “Marco Rubio Blasts Bureaucrats for Obstructing Investigation into the Wuhan Lab” (Breitbart, 06/04/21) “Republican Senator Marco Rubio called the sanctions ‘important’ updates to the Trump administration policy but said that he feared the current Treasury Department was too close to Wall Street to prevent ‘American savings from being used to fund the Chinese Communist Party.’” (Biden Expands List of Sanctioned Chinese Firms, Voice of America, 06/03/21) “In a statement to The Floridian, Rubio emphasized that the Chinese threat is ‘real’ and that its efforts to ‘control vast resources”’in countries like Venezuela ‘pose a direct threat to our national security interests.’” (Biden Administration Extends Special oil License in Venezuela to U.S. Companies, The Floridian, 06/01/21) “‘I want us to take it seriously and have a process to take it seriously,’ Sen. Marco Rubio. R-Fla., told ‘60 Minutes’ last month. ‘Maybe it has a very simple answer … Maybe it doesn’t.’” (Government UFO report finds no evidence flying objects are aliens but does not rule possibility out, reports say, USA TODAY, 06/04/21) Coming up…- My staff will host Mobile Office Hours next week to assist constituents with federal casework issues in their communities . Find more information and locations near you here.
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