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THIS WEEK IN THE OFFICE OF SENATOR MARCO RUBIO DECEMBER 19-23, 2022 Opposing the Omnibus  Senator Rubio opposed the Senate’s outrageous 4,155 page, $1.7 trillion omnibus appropriations bill.   Getting Things Done  Senator Rubio’s bipartisan Restoring Resilient Reefs Act will become law.   Multiple Rubio-led provisions will become law as part of the annual defense bill. Senator Rubio and Senator Mark Warner’s (D-VA) Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 will also become law. Op-eds Senator Rubio published an op-ed in the New York Post on China’s COVID disaster and why businesses in the United States should reconsider doing business in China.  Senator Rubio and U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) made the case for their bipartisan National Development Strategy and Coordination Act in an op-ed on CNBC .   Senator Rubio wrote an op-ed for Diario Las Americas on the problem of political imprisonment around the globe.  Letters Senator Rubio wrote a letter to the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation urging enhanced investment in Ecuador to counter the influence of the Chinese Communist Party.  Senators Rubio, Rick Scott (R-FL), and Jim Risch (R-ID) sent a letter to President Joe Biden warning against Obama-style engagement with Cuba.  Senator Rubio joined Senators Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the State Department’s participation in a panel with EcoHealth Alliance.  Legislation  Senator Rubio and Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) introduced legislation to strengthen the United States’ foreign policy towards Venezuela.  In the News “Coral reef restoration & resiliency bill sponsored by Florida senators now law” (MyPanhandle , 12/19/2022) “Ossoff & Rubio’s military housing bill headed to president’s desk” (American Military News , 12/21/2022)  “Sens. Rubio and Scott: U.S. must maintain policy outlawing business with Cuban military, terrorist designation” (ADN America , 12/20/2022) “Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced a bipartisan bill to ban the app completely in the U.S. ‘The federal government has yet to take a single meaningful action to protect American users from the threat of TikTok,’ Rubio, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said in a statement.” (Pelosi signals TikTok may soon be banned on government devices, Washington Examiner , 12/16/2022)  “Rubio Calls Out DOT Secretary Buttigieg for Flying Private” (The Floridian , 12/17/2022) “Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in a letter to the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation CEO Scott Nathan, urged the Biden administration to surge investment into Educador to counter China's growing influence in the region.” (Biden: US looking to strengthen relationship with Ecuador, AP , 12/19/2022) “Sens. Marco Rubio and Chuck Grassley sent a letter signed by six other Republicans to Wray and Garland demanding that the DOJ close the investigation and warning of possible ramifications for the U.S.’s relationship with Israel.” (FBI Investigation Draws Ire From Israel, Republicans, The American Spectator , 12/19/2022) “Florida’s Senators Get Bill Passed Ending Federal Contracts for Businesses Tied to Maduro Regime” (Florida Daily , 12/21/2022) “Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., first proposed language to ban pipes used to smoke drugs in his CRACK Act. He said he expects this ban on drug smoking paraphernalia to become the norm at the federal level. ‘Most people would agree their tax dollars shouldn’t pay for crack pipes,’ Rubio told Fox News Digital. ‘Sending drug paraphernalia to addicts is not the answer. It’s just common sense.’” ($1.7 trillion spending bill includes ban on crack pipes, Fox News , 12/21/2022)   “Rubio to keep fighting for permanent daylight saving time after clock runs out for this Congress” (Washington Times , 12/21/2022) Keep up with Senator Rubio on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram .