US Senator Marco Rubio Newsletter 01/26/24
THIS WEEK IN THE OFFICE OF SENATOR MARCO RUBIO
January 22-26, 2024
Rubio on Air
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Senator Rubio joined Fox and Friends to discuss the surge in illegal immigration, his concerns with the border deal negotiations, and his recent op-ed about the military recruitment crisis.
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Senator Rubio joined The Ingraham Angle to discuss the migrant crisis at the southern border and border security negotiations.
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Senator Rubio joined The Truth with Lisa Boothe to discuss pro-life initiatives, growing tensions in the Middle East, and popular feelings of uncertainty about the direction America is headed.
Op Eds
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Senator Rubio published articles in the National Interest and the Washington Examiner discussing how to restore public confidence in the value of a military career.
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Senator Rubio published an article in Informe Orwell discussing how the tensions between Venezuela and Guyana pose a challenge to the Biden Administration’s foreign policy initiatives.
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Senator Rubio published an article in the Wall Street Journal discussing how his proposal to increase the Child Tax Credit will benefit hard-working families.
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Senator Rubio published an article in the Miami Herald discussing why a border deal is unrealistic under the Biden Administration.
Letters
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Senator Rubio and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) sent a letter to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, questioning the removal of its goal to “lengthen life” from its mission statement.
Legislation
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Senator Rubio introduced the Flood Risk Transparency for Homebuyers Act and the Flood Insurance Rate Map Interagency (FIRM IT) Act to improve flood risk transparency for property owners and prospective buyers.
In the News
“Biden has tools to secure the border but ‘won’t use them’: Marco Rubio” ( Washington Examiner , 1/22/2024)
“Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida questioned how there could be ‘a border security deal’ with a Biden administration that just went all the way to the Supreme Court to stop border security’” (Critics bash SCOTUS decision allowing feds to cut razor Texas installed to stem illegal border crossings, Fox News , 1/22/2024)
“‘If we’re going to spend $5 billion of taxpayer money to build electric vehicle charging stations for the United States, it should be made by Americans in America using American products’ said Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, who introduced the resolution last year.” (Biden vetoes GOP measure that aimed to block White House policy on foreign content in EV chargers, Associated Press , 1/24/2024)
“The resolution, which was authored by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and introduced in July, would have specifically overturned the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers. Rubio, the vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and other Republican lawmakers argued DOT’s waiver benefits Chinese manufacturers who dominate the EV charger supply chain.”(Biden vetoes bipartisan bill protecting US EV industry from China, Fox News , 1/24/2024)
“History should remember him as a predator of vulnerable people,” says a letter sent Thursday to Attorney General Merrick Garland by… Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, the Republican vice chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence.” (GOP pressures Biden to release evidence against Maduro ally pardoned as part of prisoner swap, Associated Press , 1/25/2024)
“U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) issued a bipartisan statement in support of the Ecuadorian people and government. The statement noted that Ecuador is a strong U.S. ally and partner confronting a national wave of violence from gangs and drug cartels.” (Narcoviolence in Ecuador could worsen our migration crisis, The Hill , 1/22/2024)
“Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) said in a letter Wednesday that such a change ‘without explanation or justification’ could negatively impact the ‘existing attitudes towards the quality of life of people with disabilities,’ alluding to the rising occurrence of state-sanctioned, physician-assisted suicide.” (NIH pressed over move to drop ‘lengthen life’ from mission, The Hill , 1/25/2024)
“In a letter to NIH Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) said they are worried removing a stated goal of lengthening life from the NIH mission statement could have negative consequences on the attitudes regarding quality of life for people with disabilities.” (Senate duo questions NIH director over proposal to omit ‘lengthen life’ from mission statement, The Hill , 1/24/2024)
“Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who sponsored the resolution, has argued that the Biden administration should simply repeal the Reagan-era waiver. An administration official told reporters on Wednesday that the administration is working to walk back the blanket waiver.” (Biden vetoes GOP-led effort to repeal waiver of ‘Buy America’ requirements for EV charger materials, The Hill , 1/24/2024)
“A ‘deal’ will allow Biden to pretend he’s doing something about the border but it won’t solve the problem,” Senator Marco Rubio” (McConnell Casts Doubt on Border Deal, Saying Trump Opposition May Sink It, New York Times, 1/25/2024)
“As he often does, Sen. Marco Rubio has shown the way forward. In an excellent and concise memo, the Florida Republican makes a compelling case that advocating a pro-child, pro-mother, pro-family agenda is one of the best ways to change the hearts and minds of those faced with what can be an incredibly difficult decision.” (Half a century into the fight for life: Supporting mother and child, The Washington Times , 1/20/2024)