Tag: Sen. Marco Rubio

Trump to Hold Campaign Rally for Sen. Marco Rubio in Florida

Former President Donald Trump will hold a “Get Out the Vote” rally with Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Nov. 6, just two days before the midterm elections, Trump’s Save America PAC announced on Wednesday. The Republican senator is up for reelection against his Democrat opponent, U.S. Rep. Val Demings. “President Trump delivered a historic red wave…


Republican Group Wants to Restore Protection of Critical Military Region

A group of Republicans is seeking to reinstate protections for Florida’s Gulf Test Range in the Gulf of Mexico after they were removed as part of the Democrat-passed $749 billion Inflation Reduction Act. Congress passed the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act in 2006 that prohibited oil and gas development and exploration east of the…


Florida Sen. Marco Rubio Vows to Reject Hurricane Ian Relief Bill If Legislation Is Filled With ‘Pork’

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Sunday vowed not to support a federal relief bill aimed at aiding his state in its recovery from Hurricane Ian if it goes beyond providing disaster funding to include unrelated spending. Rubio made the comments in an interview for CNN’s “State of the Union” program several days after the powerful storm made landfall. The Category…


US Lawmakers Raise Concerns Over Apple’s Plan to Use Chinese Memory Chips

Some U.S. senators have urged the intelligence community to review the risks of a possible deal between Apple and a state-owned Chinese chipmaker, citing threats to privacy and national security. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), Senate Intelligence Committee vice chairman, wrote to Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines following reports that…


Rubio, Gonzales Introduce Legislation to Punish Distributing Deadly Fentanyl as Felony Murder

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) introduced legislation on Thursday that makes the distribution of fentanyl resulting in death punishable by federal felony murder charges. This comes as the crisis on the southern border continues to plague the country under the Biden administration. Known as the Felony Murder for Deadly Fentanyl Distribution…


Five Takeaways From Tuesday’s Primaries in Florida, New York, and Oklahoma

Voters in Florida, New York and Oklahoma headed to the polls on Aug. 23 for their primaries as the transition nationwide to the November 8 general election draws closer. Here are five key takeaways from the Aug. 23 primaries. DeSantis, Rubio Learn of Their Democratic Opponents Charlie Crist, who served as Florida’s governor from 2007…


5 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Primaries in Florida, New York, and Oklahoma

Voters in Florida, New York and Oklahoma headed to the polls on Aug. 23 for their primaries as the transition nationwide to the November 8 general election draws closer. Here are five key takeaways from the Aug. 23 primaries. DeSantis, Rubio Learn of Their Democratic Opponents Charlie Crist, who served as Florida’s governor from 2007…


Rubio, Tenney ‘Turn Off the Tap’ Act Would Bar Fed Contracts With Prohibited Chinese Firms

Firms listed for trade violations or sanctions would be prohibited from receiving U.S. tax dollars through direct government contracts or with third parties under legislation proposed in Congress by Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). “The American people’s tax dollars should not be invested in blacklisted Chinese companies. Yet today, because of…


Senators Warner, Rubio Calling for Investigation of China’s Access to Data of US TikTok Users

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence chairman Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the top Republican member of the panel, are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to mount a formal investigation of the relationship between China and the owner of social media giant TikTok. “We write in response to public reports that individuals…


Sens. Warner, Rubio Call for Investigation of China’s Access to Data of US TikTok Users

U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the top Republican member of the panel, are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to formally investigate the relationship between the regime in China and the owner of social media giant TikTok. “We write in response to public reports that…