This Week in the Office of Senator Marco Rubio
On Monday, I joined Governor Ron DeSantis and Representatives Brian Mast (R-FL) and Byron Donalds (R-FL) for a press conference at the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir. Read more here . 
On Thursday, I joined Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) in applauding the Senate’s unanimous passage of our legislation to name the new Clay County Veterans Affairs Clinic, in Middleburg, Florida, the “Andrew K. Baker Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.” Read more here . On Friday, I released a statement at the start of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. Read more here . 
On Thursday, I joined Fox & Friends to discuss Ukraine, China’s ongoing threat to the United States, the border crisis, and more. Watch the interview here . 
On Tuesday, I joined The Ingraham Angle to discuss the 2022 Beijing Olympics, Chinese censorship, and more. Watch the interview here . 
On Thursday, I published an op-ed in National Review discussing the need for big corporations in the United States to sever ties with Communist China for the future of American prosperity. Read the op-ed here . 
On Monday, I joined Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and U.S. Representatives Gregory Meeks (D-NY) and Steve Chabot (R-OH) in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling for the United States to take action on Burma’s deteriorating humanitarian and human rights situation. Read more here . 
On Tuesday, I released a statement on the recently announced Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act , which the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs considered on Wednesday. In its current form, the bill fails to remove critical hurdles that prevent veterans from receiving life-saving care. Read more here . 
On Wednesday, I joined Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and our Senate colleagues in applauding the U.S. Senate’s passage of their resolution designating January 23 through January 29, 2022 as National School Choice Week. Read more here . 
On Wednesday, I joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and bipartisan colleagues in applauding the Senate’s unanimous passage of our resolution reaffirming U.S. support for the Belarusian pro-democracy movement. Read more here . 
On Wednesday, I joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), along with U.S. Representatives Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Jim McGovern (D-MA), in sending a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Senate and House Committees on Appropriations in support of increased funding for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency to aggressively enforce my Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. Read more here . 
On Thursday, as Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, I issued a statement after U.S. forces killed ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi. Read more here . 
On Thursday, I joined Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and Representative Daniel Webster (R-FL) in leading 40 of our colleagues in a bicameral letter to the Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office after the District of Columbia’s Pretrial Services Agency published a notice of its intent to create a database known as the “Employee Religious Exception Request Information System.” Read more here . 
On Thursday, I joined Senator John Thune (R-SD) and Republican colleagues in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to suspend the pending rule to redefine the scope of waters protected under the Clean Water Act (CWA), specifically “waters of the United States” (WOTUS), until the U.S. Supreme Court completes its consideration of Sackett v. EPA , a case that is expected to have major implications for CWA scope and enforcement. Read more here . 
Last Friday, I joined The Rubin Report to discuss Florida, the lunacy of the Far Left, and the continued promise of America. Watch the interview here . 
Legislation IntroducedOn Tuesday, Senator Steve Daines and I, along with our colleagues, reintroduced the Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act , which would allow pregnant moms to claim the Child Tax Credit for their unborn children. Read more here . On Wednesday, Senators Rick Scott (R-FL), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Mike Braun (R-IN), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), and I introduced the No PLA Loopholes Act , a bill to close a loophole in existing law in order to limit joint military operations and exercises between the United States and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party, the People’s Liberation Army. Read more here . On Thursday, Representative Jim Banks (R-IN) and I introduced the Teamwork for Employees and Managers (TEAM) Act of 2022 , which would provide workers seeking to organize with an alternative to unionization that allows both workers and managers to work together, without fearing heavy-handed legal action or bureaucratic meddling from the National Labor Relations Board. Read more here . On Thursday, I introduced legislation to modernize the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by clarifying that the definition of corrupt intent includes actions that excuse the genocide in Xinjiang, advance the Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda efforts, or “invest” in core CCP activities, among other actions. Read more here . On Thursday, Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) and I introduced the Agility in Manufacturing Preparedness Act to require the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to contract with the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals for the purpose of evaluating the current capacity and vulnerabilities of biopharmaceutical manufacturing in the United States. Read more here . On Thursday, Senators Rick Scott (R-FL), Tom Cotton (R-AR), and I introduced the Countering CCP Drones Act to add Chinese Communist Party affiliated drone company Da-Jiang Innovations to the Federal Communications Commission’s Covered List. Read more here . On Thursday, I joined Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and colleagues in introducing the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Clarification Act . Read more here . On Thursday, Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and I introduced the Taiwan Representative Office Act , a bipartisan and bicameral bill that would direct the U.S. Secretary of State to enter into negotiations to rename the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in Washington, D.C. the “Taiwan Representative Office,” which better reflects its status as Taiwan’s de facto diplomatic mission to the United States. Read more here .
In Case You Missed It…“Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen. Marco Rubio call on federal government to fund Everglades reservoir” (WPTV , 1/31/2022)
“Florida supporters include Republican Rep. John Rutherford, Democratic Rep. Al Lawson, in addition to Republican Sen. Marco Rubio.” (Bipartisan legislation can help ‘homefront heroes’ achieve the American Dream | Opinion, Miami Herald , 1/28/2022)
“Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican, sent a letter to President Joe Biden pleading for protection for U.S. athletes. ‘It is critical that you take the steps necessary to ensure that [U.S. Olympic athletes] are sufficiently protected from Beijing’s surveillance and manipulation,’ Rubio wrote.” (Beijing Olympics health app includes security flaws, blacklisted company ties, and CCP developer, Washington Examiner , 1/29/2022)
“Some lawmakers including Sen. Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) say the White House is moving too slowly to come up with a comprehensive plan [to address the security risk of the Chinese app TikTok.]” (U.S. Moving—Some Say Too Slowly—to Address TikTok Security Risk, Wall Street Journal , 2/2/2022)
“Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, as well Florida Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott — all Republicans — have been strong supporters of infrastructure investment to support water preservation and saving the Everglades. This is directly related to climate change but it is also a sound economic decision.” (We cannot let GOP partisanship derail infrastructure investments, The Hill , 2/2/2022)
“Marco Rubio Backs Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act” (Florida Daily , 2/2/2022)
“‘This should be bipartisan,’ Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who played a major role in a Republican-led child tax credit expansion in 2017, said in a statement. ‘But it won’t be as long as Democrats insist on turning it a government payment program with no work requirement.’” (Child Tax Credit Tweaks Crack Open Door for Bipartisan Talks, Bloomberg Government , 2/3/2022)
“‘The U.S. must make clear that, despite all efforts by the Chinese Communist Party to intimidate and coerce Taiwan, hostile powers have no right to claim sovereignty over democratic countries,’ Rubio said.” (U.S. lawmakers push to rename Taiwan's de facto embassy in Washington, Reuters , 2/3/2022)
“‘This is the most significant threat in Europe since 1945. It's just that simple,’ Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) told reporters after exiting the briefing, calling a Russian invasion a ‘near certainty.’” (Lawmakers emerge from Russia-Ukraine briefings bracing for invasion, The Hill , 2/3/2022)
“Senador Marco Rubio ayuda a niña cubana con raro tumor cerebral” (Miami Diario , 1/11/2022)
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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