U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Vice Chairman Marco Rubio (R-FL) delivered closing remarks at a hearing on foreign threats to the 2024 elections. “I just know that this is going to get far more complex, and I predict it won't just be about elections, it...
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Rubio Questions Intelligence Officials on Election Security
U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Vice Chairman Marco Rubio (R-FL) questioned Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines at a hearing on foreign threats to the 2024 elections. Witnesses: Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence Click here...
Rubio: We’re Going to See More Nation-states Come After Our Political Process
U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Vice Chairman Marco Rubio (R-FL) delivered opening remarks at a hearing on foreign threats to the 2024 elections. “I think in the years to come, we’re going to see more and more nation-states and maybe non-state actors...
Rubio, Cardin, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Commemorating U.S.-Paraguay Relations
It’s in our national security interest to stand by democratic allies in our hemisphere. Today, Paraguay and the United States continue to advance the security, stability, and economic prosperity in our region. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ben Cardin (D-MD), and...
Rubio, Cardin y Colegas Presentan Resolución que Conmemora las Relaciones de EE.UU. con Paraguay
Es de interés para nuestra seguridad nacional mantener una postura firme junto a nuestros aliados democráticos en nuestro hemisferio. Hoy, EE.UU. y Paraguay siguen avanzando en temas de seguridad, al igual que sobre la estabilidad y prosperidad económica de nuestra...
Rubio Grills Biden on EV-focused China Tariffs
President Biden is increasing tariffs on imported Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), with no comparable tariff increase on Chinese internal combustion engine vehicles. This misguided half-solution, rooted in President Biden’s radical climate agenda, ignores the true...
Rubio, Wicker Introduce Bill to Protect American Intellectual Property
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.
- “The BIS’s current rubber-stamp approval process is a threat to our national security. The DENIAL Act would tighten up export controls so that we can keep American technology out of our enemies’ hands.” – Senator Rubio
- “China routinely steals American intellectual property, and Russia has similarly proven itself untrustworthy. The DENIAL Act would strengthen the security of our nation’s cutting-edge technology by tailoring our export controls to the unique challenges posed by these two nations.” – Senator Wicker
Looking forward … Senator Rubio will continue to champion legislation that addresses the government’s failure to adequately protect American technology.