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Rubio Joins Speaker Ryan to Survey Irma Damage, Staff Helps Floridians in Naples

Sep 20, 2017 | Press Releases

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined House Speaker Paul Ryan today on a tour of Jacksonville, Miami and the Florida Keys to survey the impacts of Hurricane Irma. After receiving a briefing on recovery efforts at the Duval County Emergency Operations Center in Jacksonville, Rubio and Speaker Ryan boarded a flight to Coast Guard Air Station Miami in Opa Locka, where they received an operational briefing from Rear Admiral Peter Brown, Coast Guard District Seven Commander.

Meanwhile, Rubio’s staff hosted a recovery assistance center in Naples, helping more than 3,000 Floridians obtain hurricane recovery assistance. Staff will host a recovery assistance center in Fort Myers tomorrow and Immokalee on Friday.

Photo courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard.

Photo courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard.

Photo courtesy of Senator Rubio’s office.