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)...
While the year is not out yet, the Obama Administration has already imposed just over $69 billion in new regulatory costs on businesses, adding a burden of over 65 million hours of government paperwork. This wave of job-crushing regulations is having a negative impact on job creation and slows economic growth and prosperity. In addition to an overhaul of our tax code, spending cuts and controls, and reforms that save our social safety net for future generations, Congress must enact pro-growth regulatory reform to increase accountability and transparency in the rulemaking process.
As a member of the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, Senator Rubio supports legislation protecting workers and encouraging entrepreneurs to start new businesses or expand an existing business without interference from Washington. While the so-called “Employee Free Choice Act” has stalled, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is moving forward with regulations that will damage the economy, including the so-called “snap elections” rule, which would dramatically reduce the time between the filing of a union petition and the actual election in the workplace. Last week, Senator Rubio sent a letter to the NLRB, saying “this dramatic change to United States labor law would hurt the economy and increase burdens on employers in the state of Florida, which is struggling with an unemployment rate of over ten percent.”
Click here to view Senator Rubio’s comments to the NLRB.