Following Hurricane Helene’s catastrophic damage throughout Florida’s gulf coast, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) met with the Florida Farm Bureau as well as local agricultural producers, farmers, and growers to discuss the storm’s impact. Photos are courtesy of...
Following Hurricane Helene’s catastrophic damage throughout Florida’s Gulf Coast, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) met with local officials and volunteers from the barrier islands to discuss the storm’s impact and current recovery efforts. Photos are courtesy of...
Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 storm, causing catastrophic damage along Florida’s Gulf Coast. It’s crucial for the federal government to expedite state-requested resources and authorize key policy flexibilities in order for Floridians to make a swift...
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) office will host two in-person events to assist constituents affected by Hurricane Helene and help navigate applications for FEMA assistance. Food, water, and additional resources will be available at the events. Event...
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) office will host in-person and 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...
Following the impacts of Hurricanes Helene and Debby, some local governments in Florida face looming budget shortfalls that could disrupt disaster recovery efforts. If these local governments receive reimbursements for past hurricanes from the Federal Emergency...
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ed Markey (D-MA), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) applauded the unanimous Senate passage of their resolution designating July 21, 2021 as Glioblastoma Awareness Day.
A companion resolution was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Representatives Brian Mast (R-FL), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Jim Langevin (D-RI).
Rubio has championed the fight against cancer. On May 3, 2021, he introduced the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0 that would provide a new source of funding for the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program (Kids First) by redirecting penalties collected from pharmaceutical, cosmetic, supplement, and medical device companies that break the law to pediatric and childhood cancer research.
On March 11, 2021, Rubio reintroduced the Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventative Services Act to encourage more research into the prevention and treatment of lung cancer in women, particularly those who have never smoked, and require federal agencies to evaluate and report their findings to Congress. This legislation was first introduced in January 2018.
In August 2020, his bipartisan Research to Accelerate Cures and Equity (RACE) for Children Act went into effect. The law provides children battling cancer with more innovative and promising treatment options.
As a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Rubio has led the Senate in funding the fight against cancer. In the FY 2021 appropriations bill, Rubio secured:
The resolution: