This Week in the Office of Senator Marco Rubio
On Wednesday, I spoke on the Senate floor and released a statement after the Senate rejected my joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act to overturn the Biden Administration’s 2021 Final Rule on the Title X Family Planning Program. The Final Rule reversed the Trump Administration’s 2019 ban on federal funding to entities, such as Planned Parenthood, that provide abortion services or referrals to pregnant mothers. Read more here . 
On Wednesday, I joined Fox & Friends to discuss the latest on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the crisis at the southern border, China, and more. Watch the interview here . 
On Wednesday, I joined Good Day Orlando to discuss Disney, Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, inflation, and immigration. Watch the interview here . 
On Wednesday, I published an op-ed in Fox Business discussing China’s latest COVID-19 lockdowns and the devastating impact they will have on the global supply chain. Read the op-ed in English here and in Spanish here . 
On Tuesday, I led Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and bipartisan members of the Florida delegation in sending a letter to U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall regarding his forthcoming selection of a permanent location for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Training and Readiness Command. We urged Secretary Kendall to select Patrick Space Force Base and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Read more here .
Last Friday, I sent a letter to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge regarding unsafe and unsanitary conditions at several properties throughout the State of Florida being managed by Cambridge Management, Inc. under the Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance program. Read more here .
On Thursday, I led Senators Todd Young (R-IN), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and John Cornyn (R-TX) in sending a letter to U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen regarding Chinese-funded Alphawave IP Group’s intent to acquire U.S.-based semiconductor IP developer OpenFive. Read more here .
On Wednesday, I sent a letter to Herbert Diess, Chairman of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Group, asking for further information regarding Volkswagen’s partnerships with Chinese companies Huayou Cobalt and Tsingshan Holding Group. Both companies are implicated in egregious human rights abuses around the world. Read more here .
On Monday, I released a statement calling the establishment of a presumptive service connection for nine rare respiratory cancers by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) long overdue and woefully insufficient. Read more here .
On Monday, I welcomed the bipartisan Senate Climate Solutions Caucus’s endorsement of my Restoring Resilient Reefs Act and Built to Last Act . Read more here . 
On Monday, I issued a statement after a Russian court declared opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza a “foreign agent” and charged him with spreading “false” information. Read more here . 
On Monday, U.S. Representative Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and I sent a letter to Samantha Tate, Division Chief for United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Monitoring and Enforcement, calling for an investigation into possible violations of the USMCA by Mexico due to their use of foreign medical personnel from Cuba. Read more here .
Legislation IntroducedOn Tuesday, Senator John Boozman (R-AR) and I introduced legislation to block the Biden Administration from diverting VA resources from our nation’s veterans to manage the escalating crisis at the southern border. Read more here . On Wednesday, I joined Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and colleagues in introducing a Congressional Review Act joint resolution of disapproval to prohibit the U.S. Department of Justice from implementing a new rule that would expand the definition of a firearm and establish a national gun registry. Read more here . On Thursday, Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and I reintroduced the Higher Education Innovation Act . The bill would ensure students who attend high-quality trade schools, community colleges, and other postsecondary programs have access to federal financial aid. Read more here .
In Case You Missed It…“‘It’s despicable that the Biden administration would prioritize resources for illegal immigrants over the veterans who bravely served our country,’ Rubio told Fox News Digital. ‘This bill would ensure that VA resources are not diverted to deal with the administration’s growing border surge.’” (Republican senators introduce bill blocking Biden admin from sending VA resources to 'bear burden' at border, Fox News , 4/26/2022) “South Florida Republicans: Labor Department Needs to Investigate if Mexico is Using Cuban Medical Personnel” (Florida Daily , 4/26/2022) “Rubio, Scott lead bipartisan push to bring Space Force training HQ to Space Coast” (Orlando Sentinel , 4/27/2022) “Rubio Questions Volkswagen’s Ties to Metal Suppliers in China Over Human Rights” (Bloomberg , 4/28/2022) “Marco Rubio Slams Senate, Biden, After Resolution to Ban Federally Funded Abortion Voted Down” (Breitbart , 4/28/2022) “Webster, Scott, Rubio Recommend Multiple Florida Locations for New Space Endeavors” (The Floridian , 4/28/2022) “Marco Rubio Backs Bill to Protect Intellectual Property Rights of Vaccine Manufacturers From China, Russia” (Florida Daily , 4/28/2022) “Marco Rubio Backs Bill Stopping White House Using VA Personnel to Secure the Border” (Florida Daily , 4/28/2022) “Senator Marco Rubio, vice-chairman of the US Select Committee on Intelligence and ranking member of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee, said the region had been dangerously neglected. ‘While this and previous administrations ignored the Pacific islands, the Chinese Communist Party quietly worked to claim the allegiance of our partners in this critical area,’ Senator Rubio said.” (US senators urge Biden, Australia to step up Pacific diplomacy, Financial Review , 4/27/2022) “Marco Rubio: VA Needs to Do More to Help Veterans Impacted by Burn Pits” (Florida Daily , 4/27/2022)
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