Despite the passage of the Rubio-led Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) in 2021, a recent report has revealed that two Xinjiang-based pharmaceutical entities continue to exploit American laws for profit. To uphold the UFLPA, the U.S. Food and Drug...
Cancel Trade Benefits for Offshoring U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) October 31, 2024 Newsweek Last month, President Donald Trump made waves by threatening to impose a tariff on John Deere for moving production to Mexico…. [A]s I said in my own letter to John Deere...
Hurricane Helene significantly damaged North Carolina’s Baxter International IV fluid manufacturing plant. Baxter is responsible for producing more than half of the country’s IV fluid supply. This closure has strained the medical community, leading to delays in...
Hurricanes Helene and Milton brought high winds, flooding, and damage across Florida. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services estimates the total crop and infrastructure losses range from $1.5 to $2.5 billion. The State of Florida has requested...
Due to Hurricane Milton's impact on the Seminole Tribe of Florida, their communities, and property, the tribe requested a major disaster declaration to assist in their response and recovery efforts. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott (R-FL) sent a...
A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study failed to publish its findings on the effects of puberty blockers on children years after completing the research. The researchers are concerned their findings would justify puberty blocker bans for minors. Political...
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is failing to stop our adversaries, China and Russia, from accessing sensitive and controlled technology. In 2021, BIS approved 88 percent of all license applications to transfer controlled technology to Chinese firms, including dangerous, blacklisted companies like Huawei.
U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) introduced the Depriving Enemy Nations of Integral Authorizations and Licenses (DENIAL) Act of 2023 to require BIS to adopt a presumption of denial for any end user from China or Russia, and to notify Congress before approving a license to either country. Congress would then have the ability to block BIS from granting such a license. These changes will create additional safeguards to ensure sensitive technology does not flow to our adversaries.
Looking forward … Senator Rubio will continue to champion legislation that addresses the government’s failure to adequately protect American technology.