This Week in the Office of Senator Marco Rubio On Friday, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and I, along with U.S. Representatives Scott Franklin (R-FL), Al Lawson (D-FL), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Carlos Giménez (R-FL), Greg Steube (R-FL), Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), Brian Mast (R-FL), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Kat Cammack (R-FL), John Rutherford (R-FL), Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Mike Waltz (R-FL), and Bill Posey (R-FL), sent a bipartisan letter to U.S Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo urging her to reject a request for a Changed Circumstances Review which seeks to exempt certain greenhouse-grown specialty tomatoes from the 2019 U.S.-Mexico Suspension Agreement on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico. Read more here. 
On Friday, I joined The Hugh Hewitt Show to discuss the latest on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Iran Nuclear Deal, and more. Listen to the full interview here. 
On Thursday, I joined Mornings with Maria to discuss the latest on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China’s involvement in American investing and trading, and more. Watch the full interview here. 
On Thursday, Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Rick Scott (R-FL), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and I applauded the Senate’s unanimous passage of our bipartisan resolution celebrating the 105th anniversary of Puerto Ricans receiving United States citizenship. Read more here. 
On Wednesday, I joined Hannity to discuss the latest on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Putin’s potential advancement strategy. Watch the full interview here. 
On Wednesday, I joined The Lead with Jake Tapper to discuss the latest following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Watch the full interview here. 
On Wednesday, I joined Bay News 9 to discuss President Biden’s 2022 State of the Union address and more. Watch the full interview here. 
On Wednesday, I sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to provide urgent food, medicine, and other humanitarian supplies to Ukrainian civilians trapped by Putin’s impending strategic blockades of several Ukrainian cities. Read more here. 
On Wednesday, I joined Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and a group of 55 bicameral members of Congress in filing a brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Coach Joe Kennedy in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District. Read more here. 
On Tuesday, I joined MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports to discuss the latest on Ukraine’s invasion. Watch the full interview here. 
On Tuesday, I joined CNBC Squawk Box to discuss the latest on Russia & Ukraine, oil and natural gas production, nuclear energy, and more. Watch the full interview here. 
On Tuesday, Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and I, along with our colleagues, applauded the Senate’s unanimous passage of our resolution supporting the reopening of the U.S. Capitol and Senate office buildings to the American people. Read more here. 
On Tuesday, as Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, I led Senators Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, in sending a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to reconsider his reported decision to transfer terrorist Mohammed al-Qahtani from Guatanamo Bay to Saudi Arabia. Read more here. 
On Monday, I joined The Ingraham Angle to discuss the latest on Ukraine. Watch the full interview here. 
On Monday, I released a joint statement with Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) calling on leaders in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to immediately pass our Expediting Natural Gas Exports to Allies Act . Read more here. 
On Monday, I joined 59 lawmakers from the United States, Europe, India, and Australia, all members of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), in signing a statement calling for the release of 47 Hong Kong pro-democracy politicians and activists on the one year anniversary of their charge and detention. Read more here. 
On Monday, I joined bipartisan and bicameral members of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) in sending a letter to HSBC, a British multinational investment bank and financial services company, inquiring specifically about the freezing of accounts of Hong Kong media and civil society groups, as well as restrictions placed on the accounts of American citizens at HSBC branches located in the United States. Read more here. 
On Thursday, I joined María Alejandra Requena on CNN en Español’s Panorama Mundial to discuss the crisis in Ukraine and what more can be done to help the Ukrainian people. I also discussed whether Putin's recent actions qualify as war crimes, and why dictators in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela chose to abstain from condemning Russia’s actions in a vote at the United Nations. Watch the full interview here. 
Legislation Introduced- On Monday, I introduced an emergency supplemental appropriations bill to provide security, humanitarian, and economic assistance to Ukraine and NATO allies assisting Ukraine. Read more here.
- On Wednesday, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and I introduced the Halting Enrichment of Russian Oligarchs and Industry Allies of Moscow’s Schemes to Leverage its Abject Villainy Abroad (HEROIAM SLAVA) Act, which would impose sweeping sanctions on all Russian state-owned enterprises. Read more here.
- On Wednesday, I introduced the Instituting Measures to Protect American Investors and Retirees from Russia (IMPAIR Russia) Act, which would prohibit U.S. institutional investment in Russian securities. Read more here.
- On Wednesday, Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) and I, along with Republican colleagues, introduced legislation to ban the U.S. purchase of Russian oil. Read more here.
- On Wednesday, Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) and I introduced the Preventing Usurpation of Power and Privileges by Extralegal Territories' Sedition (PUPPETS) Act . The legislation would sanction any individuals that assist in establishing puppet governments in Ukraine. Read more here.
In Case You Missed It…“Marco Rubio: ‘Freedom and Liberty are Being Threatened Again’” (Florida Daily, 2/28/2022) “...Charlotte's bill, introduced by Representatives Jaime Herrera Beutler and Katie Porter and Senators Marco Rubio and Maggie Hassan, aims to change just one of those limitations: It would prohibit discrimination against people with disabilities in the organ transplant system.” (They say their children are being denied transplants because of their disabilities. A new federal law may help change that., CBS News, 2/28/2022) “Marco Rubio is tweeting through the Russia-Ukraine war — for a reason” (Politico, 3/2/2022) “GOP’s Marco Rubio says the U.S. should target Russian oil while boosting its own energy production” (CNBC, 3/1/2022) “Rubio Warns of ‘Medieval-Type Siege’ on Kyiv” (Breitbart, 3/1/2022) “Rubio: ‘Putin Can’t Win,’ the Ukrainians’ Will to Fight Is ‘Extraordinary’” (Breitbart, 3/1/2022) “Sen. Rubio Says He Will Take Pass On Biden’s SOTU, Fed Up With ‘COVID Theater Crap’ Required” (Tampa Free Press, 2/28/2022) “Sen. Rubio: ‘Yes,’ U.S. Should Prohibit Petroleum Imports From Russia” (CNS News, 3/3/2022) “Marco Rubio says 69-year-old Putin's mental state is declining and he's taking risk because his 'time is running out on this earth'” (The Daily Mail, 3/3/2022) “Rubio: ‘China Is Russia Times 1,000’ – They Have CEOs ‘Who Are Basically Lobbyists’ for Them” (Breitbart, 3/3/2022) 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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