FLORIDA - SENATOR MARCO RUBIO eNEWSLETTER

 

This Week in the Office of Senator Marco Rubio  On Wednesday, I visited El Cilantrillo Restaurant in Orlando. I met with the restaurant’s owners and employees to discuss the high price of food products, staff shortages, and the importance of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan they received. Read more here .  On Wednesday, I visited Scooples Ice Cream Parlor and Harvest Restaurant and Bar, small businesses in The Villages. I also hosted a small business roundtable with nine Sumter County Small Business owners who received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. My Paycheck Protection Program supported more than 6.1 million jobs in Florida and pumped $50 billion into the state economy. Read more here .  On Wednesday, I published an op-ed on Real Clear Florida explaining how President Biden’s government child allowance caused chaos for working families during the 2022 tax season. Read the op-ed here .  On Thursday, I joined Senator John Boozman (R-AR) in sending a letter to President Joe Biden regarding the administration’s possible plans to use personnel from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to manage the inevitable escalation of the crisis at the southern border once Title 42 is rescinded. Read more here .  On Wednesday, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and I sent a letter to President Joe Biden calling on him to invite Juan Guaidó, the democratically-elected President of the National Assembly of Venezuela, to attend the Summit of the Americas in June. Read more here .  On Tuesday, I urged the Biden Administration to support my Deterring Errant Behavior Risking International Space Act , which “would require sanctions on those responsible for creating dangerous space debris, arguing that efforts to compel Russia and China to refrain from more destructive anti-satellite tests must go beyond diplomacy.” Read more here .  On Tuesday, I joined Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and 45 Senate colleagues in filing an amicus brief in the case of Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency , calling for the U.S. Supreme Court to examine how much authority the federal government has over states and private citizens to regulate “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act . Read more here .  On Tuesday, I joined Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) in sending a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland regarding the U.S. Department of Justice’s draft policy statement on “Licensing Negotiations and Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents (SEP) Subject to Fair Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory Terms (F/RAND).” Read more here .  In Case You Missed It… “Marco Rubio returns to Villages for coffee and a conversation” (The Villages Daily Sun , 4/21/2022) “Rubio pitches White House on space debris sanctions bill” (Politico Pro , 4/19/2022) “Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) exclaimed in a tweet: ‘I enthusiastically pushed Judge Mizelle to be a district court judge’ and that ‘she issued a common sense decision that makes me especially proud that I did,’ stated Sen. Rubio.” (Florida Judge Strikes Down Airport Mask Mandate; GOP Celebrates, The Floridian , 4/19/2022) “Marco Rubio: Those Angry About Mask Freedom Also Want to ‘End the Title 42 COVID Rule’ for Illegals” (Breitbart , 4/19/2022)  “Rubio pushes White House on bill to establish space debris sanctions” (The Hill , 4/20/2022)  “The PACT Act needs at least 60 votes to pass in the Senate. It had some bipartisan support when it passed the House, and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has said he supports the bill.” (Wounded Warrior Project lobbies for bill to help veterans exposed to toxins while serving, News4Jax , 4/20/2022) “Florida lawmakers push for easier path for Ukraine children to come to U.S. amid Russia invasion” (WFTV Orlando , 4/21/2022) “Rubio Exposes Media's Obsession With China's Ineffective Covid Policies” (The Floridian , 4/17/2022) “Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., says the U.S. needs to kickstart its domestic rare earth sector faster and is co-sponsoring a bill to offer incentives to develop manufacturing facilities.” (Biden can’t keep China out of ‘Made in America,’ Fox Business , 4/15/2022) “‘“Las sanciones específicas contra miembros del narco-régimen de Maduro solo deben ser levantadas cuando se programen elecciones libres y justas”, dijo Rubio a la Voz de América en una declaración escrita.’” (“Es una carta para Biden, no para Maduro”: el texto que reavivó el debate en Venezuela, VOA , 4/21/2022) 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.