This upcoming Sunday, the people of Venezuela will hold an election that, if legitimate, would put an end to years of the oppressive Maduro narco-regime. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) issued a statement in support of the Venezuelan people: “The...
Este próximo domingo, el pueblo venezolano tendrá una elección que, de ser legítima, pondría fin a años de opresión por parte del narco-régimen de Maduro. El senador estadounidense Marco Rubio (R-FL) grabó un mensaje de video en español y emitió una declaración en...
Twenty-three years ago, the United States was attacked by Islamic terrorists on September 11, 2001. Now, Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person convicted in a U.S. court for his role in the attack, has requested the U.S. Department of Justice to allow a prisoner transfer...
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) office will host virtual Mobile Office Hours next week to assist constituents with federal casework issues in their respective local communities. These office hours offer constituents who do not live close to one of Senator Rubio’s...
As the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) opens up new facilities, many veterans are losing access to the VA’s Community Care Program and, consequently, their long-term healthcare providers. Veterans throughout the country have reported a loss of care, including...
The U.S.-India partnership is vital to countering influences from Communist China. In order to strengthen this partnership, it is essential to enhance our strategic diplomatic, economic, and military relationship with New Delhi. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL)...
Today is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery which marks the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others on December 2, 1949.
In 1949, the UN acknowledged the prevalence of modern day slavery across the globe. The United States is a leader in the efforts to combat human trafficking. The U.S. State Department estimates worldwide 800,000 people are trafficked each year, with about 17,000 of those being trafficked in the United States. Sadly, my home state of Florida has a large prevalence of both labor trafficking and sex trafficking. This is why I am a co-sponsor of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 (S.1301) which is currently under consideration in the U.S. Senate. This bipartisan bill seeks to engage existing trafficking laws and programs to address changing needs in the fight against human trafficking.
Today, I visited the Kristi House in Miami, Florida with my wife Jeanette. Kristi House began working with commercial sexually exploited children in 2007. They have a special unit, Project Gold, that works directly with minor victims of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking to provide the flexibility, creativity, and dedication necessary to successfully engage this special population for services, encourage their healing, and pave the way for their future success. Human trafficking is a crime that is often under-reported and overlooked by the public. On the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, we all need to open our eyes to the world around us and find a way that we can help stop it.