Tag: Marco Rubio

Many Hispanic Voters Now Voting Republican Due to Trump ‘Values’: Rubio

Hispanic voters shifting to the GOP stems from former President Donald Trump’s values and the Republican Party can lock in the gains provided GOP officials remain focused on the same values, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) says. Rubio, a Cuban-American, told Breitbart News that Hispanic voters in Miami swung to Trump in 2020 in part because…


Rep. Stephanie Murphy Won’t Challenge Sen. Rubio, Avoiding Tough Primary

Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.) is opting to run for another term in the House of Representatives, avoiding what would be a tough battle for one of Florida’s two U.S. Senate seats. Murphy told supporters on Monday that she had been traveling across the state since February, listening to Democrats to try to “regroup and re-energize”…


GOP Lawmakers Reintroduce Legislation to Confront CCP Espionage

U.S. Senate and House lawmakers recently reintroduced legislation that would deny visas to aliens who have committed espionage or stolen U.S. intellectual property—particularly those with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). “We know that the Chinese Communist Party will spare no effort to steal from, and exploit, American companies and universities,” Sen. Marco Rubio…


Democrat Rep. Val Demings Considering Challenge to Rubio for Florida US Senate Seat

Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) is considering taking on Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) for the U.S. Senate seat he holds representing the state of Florida. “I’m humbled at the encouraging messages I’m seeing today. I know the stakes are too high for Republicans to stand in the way of getting things done for Floridians, which is…


Chinese Communist Party-Linked Firms May Have Received up to $400 Million in Virus Relief Loans

Federal tax officials should launch a forensic audit and investigation of more than 125 U.S. firms with significant links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that received up to $420 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan funds last year, according to the founder of a citizen’s group devoted to government transparency. “Communist Chinese defense…


Sens. Rubio, Cruz Unveil Bill to Block Foreign Adversaries From Purchasing Land Near Military Bases

Two Republican senators on Wednesday unveiled legislation that seeks to block China and other foreign adversaries from purchasing land near U.S. military bases. The bill, named the Protecting Military Installations and Ranges Act of 2021 (pdf), is led by Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas). It would require the the Committee on Foreign…


Senators’ Bill Would Block Foreign Adversaries From Purchasing Land Near Military Bases

Two Republican senators on Wednesday unveiled legislation that seeks to block China and other foreign adversaries from purchasing land near U.S. military bases. The bill, named the Protecting Military Installations and Ranges Act of 2021 (pdf), is led by Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas). It would require the the Committee on Foreign…


Rubio: Nobody in GOP Can Defeat Trump in 2024

If former President Donald Trump decides to run for president in 2024, no Republican can defeat him, said Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in an interview Wednesday. It came after Trump endorsed Rubio, the ranking Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, for reelection in 2022. Rubio described Trump as “the most popular and most influential Republican…


Rubio Asks If MLB Commissioner Will Give Up Georgia Golf Club Membership

Sen. Marco Rubio on Monday rhetorically questioned if the commissioner of the Major League Baseball (MLB) would give up his Augusta National Golf Club membership in addition to pulling the All-Star game from Atlanta in protest against the recently enacted election reforms in the Peach State. In a letter to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, Rubio said that…


Sen. Marco Rubio: ‘There’s Stuff Flying Over Military Installations, and Nobody Knows What It Is’

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) told a reporter this week that he is concerned about UFOs, or unidentified flying objects, flying over U.S. military bases. When asked about UFOs at the Reagan National Airport near Washington, Rubio stated: “There’s stuff flying over military installations, and nobody knows what it is and it isn’t ours.” Rubio is a…