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Florida’s Senators Urge State Department to Hold China Accountable for Opioid Epidemic
This week, Florida’s U.S. senators--Republicans Marco Rubio and Rick Scott--sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken urging him to hold China accountable for its role in the opioid epidemic.
The letter urges...
Philip Wegmann Opinion: Marco Rubio Publishes Vast COVID-19 Report: ‘Beijing Hid the Truth
A new report by Sen. Marco Rubio concludes that “a serious biosafety incident” in China most likely caused the coronavirus pandemic. But the exhaustive study, which took two years to complete and includes vast...
Rick Scott, Tommy Tuberville Lead GOP Senators Against Biden Rule Allowing Biological Males...
This week, U.S. Sens. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., led a group of Republican senators in taking aim at U.S. Education Sec. Miguel Cardona’s proposed changes to Title IX.
The senators also condemned...
Marco Rubio Wants Defense Department to Prepare for China Launching Attacks Against U.S., Taiwan
From his perch on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is championing the “Deterring Chinese Preemptive Strikes Act.”
The bill would “direct the U.S. Department of Defense to harden U.S....
Marco Rubio: Is Major League Baseball Welcoming to Christians?
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., sent a letter to Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Rob Manfred questioning whether the League is “inclusive and welcoming” to Christians.
“In June, the Los Angeles Dodgers plan to give...
Marco Rubio Backs Bill to Keep Defense Department From Funding Drag Shows
Last week, U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., introduced a proposal to prevent the U.S. Defense Department “from using taxpayer funds or taxpayer-funded facilities to host drag queen performances” and stops the department’s “funds or...
Florida’s Senators: No Federal Funds to Buy Crack Pipes, Drug Paraphernalia
Last week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., brought back his proposal to “amend Section 2706 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to prohibit any funds from directly or indirectly purchasing, supplying, or...
Marco Rubio: Census Bureau Needs to Abandon Leftist Poverty Measurement, Offer a Balanced Report
The U.S. Census Bureau commissioned a study by the National Academy of Sciences to recommend technical improvements to the supplemental poverty measure.
Last week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., sent a letter to the director...
Marco Rubio, John Rutherford Push for New Home Loan Program for Law Enforcement, Firefighters,...
Two Republicans in the Florida delegation brought back their proposal for “a new home loan assistance program that makes homeownership more accessible to first responders, including law enforcement officers, firefighters, EMTs, paramedics and teachers,...
Florida’s Senators Want to Sanction International Tobacco Company Linked to Mexican Cartels
Florida Republican U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott joined U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., in sending a letter to U.S. Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen urging her...
Marco Rubio Takes Aim at Biden Administration’s Military EV Agenda
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., recently sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin regarding the threat a forced transition to an all-EV fleet poses to our military readiness.
According to Rubio’s office,...
Rick Scott, Marco Rubio Champion Proposal to Stop Trafficking of Migrant Children
Last week, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., introduced the “Stop Human Trafficking of Unaccompanied Migrant Children Act."
Scott’s office offered some of the details on the bill.
“This bill addresses the recent reports of unaccompanied migrant...
