Following Hurricane Milton’s catastrophic landfall, Governor Ron DeSantis has requested an Expedited Major Disaster Declaration to support Florida's response and recovery efforts. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), U.S. Representative Vern Buchanan (R-FL), and members...
Following Hurricane Milton’s catastrophic landfall in Florida, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined the U.S. Coast Guard to survey impacted areas across the State. Photos are courtesy of Senator Rubio’s office. Senator Rubio joins the U.S. Coast Guard for a flyover...
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) office will host in-person 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...
Major Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall in Florida, bringing with it devastating storm surge, winds, and inland flooding. The Seminole Tribe of Florida should have access to the federal resources required for emergency response and recovery preparations on...
Major Hurricane Milton is forecasted to potentially hinder or obstruct the Port of Tampa Bay, which receives more than 40 percent of Florida’s petroleum products. It’s crucial for the federal government to expedite all requested measures to protect Florida’s economy...
Major Hurricane Milton is forecasted to impact Florida with devastating storm surge, winds, and inland flooding. After just being hit by Hurricane Helene, it’s crucial for the State of Florida to have the support of the federal government. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to set nutrient pollutant standards for Florida’s waters suffered a political setback Tuesday when U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio asked the Senate’s Appropriations Committee to defund the federal agency’s water criteria for the state.
Rubio sent a letter to committee Chairman U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, and ranking Republican U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi asking them to pull the funding. It would have set numeric limits on Florida’s waters, about 60 percent of which EPA says are impaired.
Rubio, a Republican freshman senator from Miami, is calling for the addition of his rider and a full Senate vote on the issue. He said the cost of the standards isn’t known, but could cost more than $1 billion annually to enforce the new rules, something Florida can’t afford now.
Currently, Florida doesn’t have numeric standards for nutrient pollutants nitrogen and phosphorus — two nutrients that cause dangerous algae blooms and change water chemistry when their concentrations are too high. The unwanted nutrients come from excess fertilizer, wastewater and stormwater. Businesses worry the new standards would choke economic growth.
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