Tag: covid-19
Marco Rubio Releases Video Pointing to COVID Starting at Wuhan Lab Accident
On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., announced he “will soon release a detailed report revealing new information on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. “
Rubio also released a video on the matter.
“Based on...
Ron DeSantis Announces Initiative to Make Protections from COVID Mandates Permanent
This week, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced what his office termed a “common-sense legislative proposal to make permanent COVID-19 freedoms in Florida.”
The governor’s office insisted “this strong pro-freedom, anti-mandate action will permanently protect Floridians from...
Dr. Ed Moore: Get Used to Rapid Changes in Work, School, Life in General
We have moved permanently into a new workplace model, especially for those in occupations conducive to a separation of work from a specific environment. There are obvious costs and downsides to this. Companies will...
Marco Rubio Calls on Biden to Remove Bureaucratic Hurdles Ahead of Hurricane Season
On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., sent a letter urging President Joe Biden to remove bureaucratic hurdles ahead of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
In the letter, Rubio also recommended that the Biden administration...
Marco Rubio Champions Bill Backing Religious Exemptions from Vaccine Mandates
This week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced the “Conscience Objections to Negligent State COVID-19 Inoculation Edicts Need Constitutional Enforcement (CONSCIENCE) Act.”
Rubio’s proposal “would extend Religious Freedom Restoration Act-like protections to individuals with religious...
Marco Rubio Wants to Know Why SBA Has Backlog on Forgiving PPP Loans
Last week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., sent a letter to Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabella Guzman demanding answers on the significant backlog of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness applications.
Rubio specifically raised...
Greg Steube: Organ Transplant Waiting Lists Shouldn’t Discriminate Based on COVID Vaccine Status
Last week, U.S. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., brought out a proposal that “prohibits organ transplant waiting lists from discriminating against individuals based on whether an individual has been vaccinated for COVID-19.”
Steube introduced the “Maintaining...
Marco Rubio, Rick Scott Back Roger Wicker’s Call to End COVID Travel Restrictions, Mask...
Last week, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the ranking Republican on the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, led 31 GOP senators in a letter to President Joe Biden urging the administration to...
Ashley Moody Continues the Fight Against Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced on Thursday she is continuing to fight President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors.
Moody announced she is leading a coalition of 21 state attorneys general in filing...
Florida Democrats Will Have Tough Time Defending COVID Policies Like Shutdowns and Mask Mandates
In April 2020, Florida Democrats attacked Gov. Ron DeSantis for not shutting down the state fast enough when faced with the COVID pandemic.
Then, in May, when the governor decided to reopen Florida, Democrats criticized...
Florida TaxWatch Looks at Wage Growth During the COVID Pandemic
At the end of last week, Florida TaxWatch (FTW) released an economic commentary entitled “Wage Growth and Talent Attraction in the Pandemic Labor Market.”
The report presents wage growth as a result of companies’ recent...
Ashley Moody Joins Other State Attorneys General in Challenging Biden’s Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced this week she is leading 17 other states in filing an amicus brief in support of the state of Georgia’s multistate suit against President Joe Biden's federal contractor...
