FLORIDA - SENATOR MARCO RUBIO eNEWSLETTER

 

This Week in the Office of Senator Marco Rubio  On Thursday, I released a report detailing my legislative accomplishments in 2021 and the landmark laws I wrote over the past five years. Six of my bills became law in 2021, including the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act , which represents one of the most significant changes in America’s trade relationship with China in decades. Read the full report here .  On Monday, I delivered remarks at the Florida Sheriffs Association’s Winter Conference. Read more here .  On Tuesday, I joined Senator Rick Scott in urging President Joe Biden to approve Governor Ron DeSantis’ request for a major disaster declaration to be issued for Charlotte and Lee Counties as a result of a severe weather system last week. Read more here .  On Monday, I urged U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge to immediately address several of Florida’s Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance properties with failing Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) scores that had previously experienced inspection delays. Read more here .  On Thursday, I issued a statement and video message on the forthcoming retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and President Joe Biden’s impending nomination. Read more here .  On Tuesday, I, along with ten other Senators, wrote to U.S. Department of Education (ED) Inspector General Sandra Bruce and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz, urging them to investigate multiple coordinated efforts between the Biden Administration, the National School Boards Association (NSBA), and the National Education Association (NEA) to silence parents protesting school policies related to COVID-19 and Critical Race Theory. Read more here .  On Tuesday, U.S. Representative Lance Gooden (R-TX) and I announced forthcoming legislation to prevent the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) from allowing illegal immigrants to use arrest warrants as identification when boarding commercial flights. Read more here .  On Monday, Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO), James Lankford (R-OK), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Mike Braun (R-IN), and I sent a letter to Rashad Hussain, the newly-confirmed U.S. Ambassador for International Religious Freedom, urging his office to monitor the alarming case in Finland against two Christians accused of violating Finland’s hate crime law due to their deeply held religious convictions. Read more here . On Tuesday, I released a statement calling for meaningful guardrails to help protect critical research, intellectual property, and innovations after the Biden Administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) dropped charges against a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor who failed to disclose his affiliation with the People’s Republic of China. Read more here .  Last Thursday, I joined Senator James Lankford (R-OK) in introducing a resolution calling on the International Olympic Committee to relocate the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games in response to the Chinese Communist Party’s refusal to acknowledge and stop its egregious human rights abuses. Read more here .  Last Thursday, I joined Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), Mike Braun (R-IN), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) in sending a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to heed the unanimous recommendation of the International Trade Commission (ITC) and extend the Section 201 safeguard tariffs on Chinese-manufactured solar panels for another four years. Read more here .  In Case You Missed It… “Florida’s Senators Call on Joe Biden for Major Disaster Declaration After Tornadoes Hit Charlotte, Lee Counties” (Florida Daily , 1/26/2022) “Florida’s Senators Back Navy, FDOT Joint Corridor Project to Allow Public Access to NAS Pensacola” (Florida Daily , 1/23/2022) “The move was made to apparently limit potential shortages elsewhere, though there aren’t any signs of a treatment shortage. The takeover was widely criticized and even deemed an act of “partisan payback” by Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL).” (FDA Blocks Florida From Using Monoclonal Antibody Treatment, Sites Shut Down Statewide, The Daily Wire , 1/25/2022) “Florida Sen. Marco Rubio wants the upcoming Olympics moved out of China” (First Coast News , 1/24/2022)   “In a letter last month, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., urged Army Secretary Christine Wormuth to disclose the percentage of Army recruiters using TikTok on their personal devices to promote recruitment.” (TikTok-famous 'Island Boys' promote Army recruitment in Cameo, NBC News , 1/25/2022)  “It was not that long ago when Democrats like Diane Feinstein and Republicans like Marco Rubio worked together to try to find a reasonable solution to deal with America’s massive illegal immigration problem.” (Newsom and Biden Conspire to Implement Open Borders, The Epoch Times, 1/24/2022) “Marco Rubio: HHS Needs to Rescind Rule Making Toddlers Wear Masks at Head Start Facilities” (Florida Daily , 1/24/2022) “Republican Sen. Marco Rubio captured the essence of this ridiculous debacle on Jan. 12 when he accurately observed that, ‘you’re not going to convince most normal and sane people that our government last year was almost overthrown by a guy wearing a Viking hat and speedos.’” (The empire strikes back: New sedition charges illuminate DOJ’s dark side, Washington Times , 1/23/2022)   “Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., authored the letter Tuesday with 10 GOP senators to the U.S. Department of Education Inspector General Sandra Bruce and U.S. Department of Justice Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz…” (GOP senators press Biden admin for answers on 'politically motivated' attacks against parents, Fox News , 1/26/2022) “Marco Rubio Plans to Introduce Proposal to Ensure Illegals Can’t Use Arrest Warrants as IDs” (Florida Daily , 1/26/2022) Coming up… My staff will host Mobile Office Hours next week to assist constituents with federal casework issues in their communities. More information and locations near you here . Keep up with me on Facebook and Twitter.