This Week in the Office of Senator Marco Rubio On Monday, I joined Hannity to discuss the latest on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Watch the full interview here .
On Monday, I announced my opposition to President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Read more here . 
On Wednesday, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and I sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael Connor, ahead of the Army Corps of Engineers’ finalization of its Fiscal Year 2022 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.” This includes prioritizing the restoration of Florida’s Everglades through projects like the Central Everglades Planning Project and Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir project. Read more here .
On Monday, I published an op-ed on The Floridian explaining how the Chinese Communist Party exploits “partner” nations like Venezuela and exports its totalitarian practices around the globe. Read the op-ed in English here and in Spanish here . 
On Tuesday, U.S. Representative Ashley Hinson (R-IA) and I published an op-ed in Iowa’s The Gazette on the importance of a domestic food and industrial supply chain amidst the conflict in Ukraine. Read the op-ed here .
On Tuesday, I joined Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) in sending a letter to four of President Joe Biden’s nominees to serve on the Federal Thrift Retirement Investment Board, requesting that they commit to withholding the retirement savings of U.S. service members and other federal employees from Chinese firms that undermine U.S. national security. Read more here .
On Tuesday, I published an op-ed in Fox Business calling out woke Democrats and unpatriotic corporations. Because of their distorted priorities, the success of the CHIPS Act hangs in the balance. Read the op-ed here . 
On Wednesday, as Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, I delivered opening remarks at the committee’s open hearing on the nomination of Kate Heinzelman to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency. Watch the opening remarks here and read the transcript here . 
On Wednesday, Senator John Thune (R-SD) and I, along with fellow Republican Senate colleagues, sent a letter to President Joe Biden raising concerns about his administration’s use of the financial regulatory system to advance its radical environmental agenda under the guise of mitigating climate and environmental risks of financial investments by lending institutions. Read more here .
On Wednesday, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) and I, along with our colleagues, urged U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to extend the department’s 30-day public comment period following its proposal of a rule that would cut off federal grant funding from many charter schools currently participating in the Charter School Programs. The ruling could be devastating for many of the nation’s 3.4 million charter school students. Read more here .
On Thursday, I published an op-ed on Medium explaining why the United States would benefit from having a closer relationship with Uruguay. Read the op-ed in English here and in Spanish here . 
On Thursday, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and I, along with our colleagues, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas regarding the dangerous and reckless decision to rescind Title 42 authority. Read more here .
On Thursday, I released a statement following the Senate’s unanimous passage of H.R. 7108, which will permanently extend the sanction authorities created by the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act beyond their December 2022 expiration date. Read more here .
On Thursday, I joined Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR), Jim Risch (R-ID), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Rick Scott (R-FL), John Boozman (R-AR), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) in sending a letter to President Joe Biden urging his administration to provide Israel with the military capabilities it needs to defend itself from a nuclear-armed Iran. Read more here .
On Thursday, Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Chris Coons (D-DE), and I sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging him to renew the Compacts of Free Association (COFA). COFA is a series of agreements between the United States and the Freely Associated States — the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau. Read more here .
On Friday, I published an op-ed in The Federalist calling on the Biden Administration to prioritize the global food supply over climate fantasies. Read the op-ed here .
Legislation IntroducedOn Wednesday, I introduced a bill to extend Title 42 authority until February 2025. The bill comes in response to President Joe Biden’s decision to rescind Title 42 authority, which officials warned would result in a massive surge of illegal immigration across the southern border. Read more here . On Thursday, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and I introduced a resolution honoring the memory of Jereima ‘‘Jeri’’ Bustamante, Senator Scott’s former press secretary, who passed away in a tragic accident four years ago. Read more here . On Thursday, Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) and I introduced the Obtaining National and Secure Homeland Operations for Rare Earth Manufacturing Act . The legislation would incentivize the development of rare earth metallurgy manufacturing facilities in America by creating a financial investment program within the U.S. Department of Energy. Read more here . On Thursday, I introduced the Uyghur Policy Act , a bill to increase U.S. support for the Uyghur diaspora in the United States and other countries, as well as to advocate for improving the conditions of Uyghurs suffering human rights abuses at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party. Read more here .
In Case You Missed It…“Rubio, Scott Call for Environmental Funding in Florida” (The Floridian , 4/7/2022) “Marco Rubio, Byron Donalds Want TSA to Preserve Documents Related to Illegal Immigrants on Flights” (Florida Daily , 4/1/2022) “EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Rubio Sends Biden Letter Slamming Decision To Pull Title 42, Enforce COVID Policies” (The Daily Caller , 4/8/2022) “Give Florida Sen. Marco Rubio credit. He managed to get one of his legislative priorities moving quickly through the Senate just days after last month's clock change, with bipartisan support…” (A closer look is needed before killing time-change bill | Editorial, The Palm Beach Post , 4/3/2022) “Florida’s Senators Champion the Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act” (Florida Daily , 4/4/2022) “Republican Sens. Marco Rubio and Cynthia Lummis wrote in a letter to the Biden administration last week that the Department of Agriculture should allow farmers to grow food on conserved land in order to ease the pressure of shortages and high prices.” (Lawmakers scramble to avert global food shortage, Washington Examiner , 4/5/2022) “At the end of January, two tornadoes hit communities in Charlotte and Lee counties. U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott requested Biden provide disaster relief for victims of the tornadoes, which they said had displaced about 300 residents.” (Biden ‘stiffed’ Florida residents hurt by tornadoes, DeSantis says, MyPanhandle , 4/5/2022) “In a letter sent this week to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) said the Chinese-based ride-sharing platform has grown in popularity around the world, allowing Chinese authorities to potentially collect user data for its intelligence agencies and security services.” (Senators call for ban on U.S. government personnel use of Chinese ride-sharing apps, Defense Systems , 4/5/2022) “Florida’s U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, whose life has been directly threatened by the Maduro regime, told The Floridian that President Putin’s presence, or ‘foothold’ in the region…was merely to ‘threaten and intimidate the United States’ and to try to put himself up on a pedestal in order to garner favor with world leaders.” (Russia’s Increasing Ties With Venezuela Pose National Security Threat to U.S. & Latin America, The Floridian , 4/4/2022) “While Republicans in Congress don’t support wide-scale student loan cancellation, it would be unfair to claim that Republicans don’t care about student loan relief… For example, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has proposed eliminating student loan interest.” (If Student Loans Don’t Get Cancelled, Borrowers Threaten To Vote Against Democrats, Forbes , 4/4/2022) 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 .
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