This Week in the Office of Senator Marco Rubio On Wednesday, I released a report called “Fighting for Florida: Mid-Term Update” detailing my legislative accomplishments in 2020 and the landmark laws I wrote over the past four years. A non-partisan analysis produced by GovTrack ranked me as the second top leader compared to all Senators in 2020. The same analysis found I was the second top leader in 2019, the fourth top leader in 2018, and fifth top leader in 2017. Read more here.  On Wednesday, I published an op-ed in Florida Today discussing the NASA Perseverance rover’s historic touch-down on Mars and the need to ensure that the United States remains prepared for a new contest among the stars. Read the full article here.  On Wednesday, I congratulated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and their loyal fans, for becoming Super Bowl LV champions. I also applauded the Senate passage of my resolution, with Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), recognizing the team’s extraordinary accomplishment. Read more here.  Last Saturday, I released a statement after voting to acquit former President Donald Trump. Read more here.  On Tuesday, as Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, I released a statement on the Erbil attack. Read more here.  On Wednesday, I released a statement after Secretary of State Blinken announced the Biden Administration would resume funding to the World Health Organization (WHO). Read more here.  On Friday, I released a statement as the Biden Administration marked the end of the Migrant Protection Protocols, and began letting an estimated 25,000 migrants with active cases in the “Remain in Mexico” program into the United States. Read more here.  On Friday, as Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, I released a statement after the Biden Administration eased sanctions on the Iranian regime in an effort to restart nuclear talks. President Biden previously said the United States would not ease sanctions before Iran stopped enriching uranium beyond the limits of the dangerously flawed Iranian nuclear deal. Read more here.  On Wednesday, I released a statement following the passing of Rush Limbaugh. Read more here. 
In Case You Missed It...“Sen. Marco Rubio: NASA’s success is critical to our nation’s future” (Florida Today, 02/16/21) “Marco Rubio Showcases Mid-Term Record in New Report” (Florida Daily, 02/18/21) “Sen. Rubio voted to acquit the former president. In the statement, he said he did this because ‘I will not allow my anger over the criminal attack of January 6th nor the political intimidation from the left to lead me into supporting a dangerous constitutional precedent.’” (Florida Sen. Marco Rubio votes to acquit Trump, releases statement on impeachment trial results, WCTV Tallahassee, 02/13/21) “Rubio backs Haitian-American lawyer for Miami U.S. Attorney. But candidate field is growing” (Miami Herald, 02/17/21) “‘The WHO misled the world at the direction of the Chinese Communist Party, and President Biden is making a serious mistake by resuming funding to this organization without meaningful commitments for reform and transparency,’ Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said in a statement Thursday. ” (Biden White House's planned $200M WHO payment slammed by Republicans: 'Their credibility has been tarnished', Fox News, 02/18/21) “The federal government’s response to the hack has previously rankled some lawmakers, particularly the leadership of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Intelligence committee chair Sen. Mark Warner, Virginia Democrat, and its top-ranking Republican, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, wrote a letter earlier this month that castigated the intelligence community’s response to the hack.” (Biden administration readying executive action responding to SolarWinds hack of federal networks, The Washington Times, 02/17/21) | 
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