Category: Sen. Marco Rubio

House Democrat Found Way to Be in Two Places at Once; Watchdog Files Ethics Complaint

Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) is among the busiest people in the nation’s capital, being both a member of the House of Representatives and a Senate candidate, but during a recent congressional hearing she thought she had found a way to be in two places simultaneously. Demings attended an April 5 hearing of the House Judiciary…


‘The People of China Deserve Better’

“The Chinese communists game the system,” Rep. Chris Smith said. “People are afraid to stand up to them.” In this episode of “American Thought Leaders,” host Jan Jekielek discusses human rights and China with Smith, a representative of New Jersey’s 4th district. For the past four decades, Smith has been one of Congress’s most vocal…


Senator Rubio Urges His Party to Enact Laws That Challenge Big Corporations’ ‘Wokeness’

During a speech at the National Conservatism Conference, Monday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said Republicans need to support U.S. corporations that are patriotic not “woke” and which advance an America-centric agenda. Heads of many large corporations “feel no obligation to America or its national interest,” said Rubio. “I’m not here to tell you big business…


Sen. Rubio Urges Republicans to Challenge Big Corporations’ ‘Wokeness’

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) says Republicans need to support U.S. corporations that are patriotic, not “woke,” and advance an America-centric agenda. Heads of many large corporations “feel no obligation to America or its national interest,” Rubio said during a Nov. 1 speech at the National Conservatism Conference in Orlando, Florida. “I’m not here to tell you…


Senators Rubio and Menendez Say U.S. Embargo on Cuba is Not the Cause of Suffering, The Regime Is

U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) oppose the idea put out by some progressives that the U.S. embargo is causing the suffering of the Cuban people, but say instead it is Cuba’s communist regime. Both Menendez and Rubio are Cuban-Americans whose families have lived under the oppressive Cuban regime and say those…


Trump Endorses Florida Sen. Marco Rubio

Former President Donald Trump threw his support behind former presidential opponent Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) for re-election, saying, ”Marco will never let the people of Florida or this country down.” “It is my honor to give U.S. Senator Marco Rubio my Complete and Total Endorsement,” Trump said in a statement. “Marco has been a tireless advocate…


Marco Rubio Endorses Amazon Workers Unionization, Tells Business Community to Stop Taking Republicans for Granted

Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio threw his weight of support behind the Amazon workers attempting to unionize at a Bessemer, Alabama warehouse. Rubio endorsed the Bessemer warehouse workers’ effort to unionize in a USA Today editorial Friday morning, in which he sharply criticized Amazon. Rubio said the retail giant, which has fought hard against the…


GOP Files Amendments to Budget Resolution in Opposition to ‘Reconciliation’ Agenda

GOP senators are set to file a series of amendments in opposition to the Democrat budget agenda, as senators continue debate on the 2021 budget resolution using the budget “reconciliation” process. Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Tim Scott (R-N.C.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) filed an amendment to ensure taxes are not increased during the course of…