Rubio Bill Passes Senate with Unanimous Consent
AIPAC Remarks
- Senator Rubio addressed the Florida delegation of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and discussed the state of the Israel-Hamas war as well as Iran’s continued sponsoring of terrorism.
Worldwide Threats Hearing
- Vice Chairman Rubio delivered opening remarks at the Worldwide Threats Assessment hearing on the dangers currently threatening U.S. national security.
- Senator Rubio questioned FBI Director Christopher Wray on the dangers posed by terrorists taking advantage of the open southern border and how the Chinese Communist Party can weaponize TikTok against America.
Statement on TikTok
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Vice Chairman Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) released a joint statement pledging Senate action on TikTok after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.
Op-Eds
- Senator Rubio published an article in Fox News discussing the imminent threat of the vicious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in U.S. cities.
- Senator Rubio published an article in the New York Post discussing the dangers of Americans using TikTok, which the Chinese Communist Party controls and uses to push anti-American propaganda.
- Senator Rubio published an article in Nikkei Asia discussing how China’s inaction against the Houthis in the Red Sea shows their irresponsibility on global issues.
Rubio on Air
- Senator Rubio joined the Ingraham Angle to discuss the dangers of TikTok to America’s national security.
- Senator Rubio joined Standpoint with Gabe Groisman Podcast to discuss his recent official visit to Argentina and Paraguay, TikTok, and the Israel-Hamas war.
- Senator Rubio joined Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) to discuss his pro-life agenda and the recent surge in violence against Catholic churches.
- Senator Rubio joined Face the Nation to discuss artificial intelligence, TikTok, and various other national security threats facing the United States.
Letters
- Senator Rubio and Representative María Elvira Salazar led colleagues in sending a letterto President Joe Biden urging him to designate the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua as a Transnational Criminal Organization.
- Senator Rubio sent a letter to U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Lloyd Austin asking him not to divert funds to the war in Ukraine at the expense of U.S. servicemembers.
- Senator Rubio sent a letter to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Director Dr. Mandy Cohen questioning politicized guidance for the use of doxycycline, which could compromise medical safety.
Legislation
- Senator Rubio, Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), and colleagues introduced a bill urging the Director of National Intelligence to create a transparent information-sharing strategy to combat malicious activities against the United States.
- Senator Rubio introduced the Stop Funding Global Terrorists Act to ensure taxpayer dollars are not being mishandled by the United Nations and ending up in the hands of terrorist organizations.
- Senator Rubio introduced the Sanctions Recovery Act to incentivize the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to strictly enforce sanctions on foreign adversaries.
In the News
“Rubio bill aims to withhold UN funding for Afghanistan until assured it doesn’t support terrorism” (Fox News, 3/13/2024)
“Republican Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott of Florida are urging the Biden administration to designate Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua as a transnational criminal organization in a new effort to curb the gang’s alleged expansion into the US.”(Lawmakers Urge Biden to Label Venezuela Gang as Criminals., Bloomberg, 3/15/2024)
“Sen. Marco Rubio: ‘Convincing Working People That Their Government Cares About What They Care About’” (Policy Sphere, 3/12/2024)
“Republican Senator Marco Rubio called on the Biden administration to revoke Intel’s license to sell to Huawei “immediately” following the Reuters report.” (Intel survived bid to halt millions in sales to China’s Huawei, sources say, Reuters, 3/12/2024)
“Sen. Marco Rubio, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, has long supported banning the app.” (ABC News, 3/13/2024)
“Rubio on floating Gaza pier: ‘Real concern’ Hamas will grab any aid” (Jewish News Syndicate, 3/11/2024)
“‘We are united in our concern about the national security threat posed by TikTok — a platform with enormous power to influence and divide Americans whose parent company ByteDance remains legally required to do the bidding of the Chinese Communist Party,’ Warner and Rubio said in a joint statement. ” (Senate intel chiefs express support for House-passed bill that could ban TikTok, The Hill, 3/13/2024)
“Rubio questions CDC on use of antibiotic as prophylactic against STIs” (Washington Examiner, 3/13/2024) |
