El ex-presidente ecuatoriano Rafael Correa difunde activamente retórica antiamericana y altera las instituciones democráticas de su país para su propio beneficio. Correa ha sido condenado por corrupción por parte de la Corte Nacional de Justicia de Ecuador. Los...
Former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa actively spreads anti-American rhetoric and tampers with his homeland’s democratic institutions for his own benefit. Correa has been convicted of corruption by Ecuador’s National Court of Justice. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio...
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee recently determined that phenylephrine, an ingredient commonly used to treat sinus and nasal congestion, is ineffective in treating these symptoms. This was apparent from research for years, yet large...
El senador estadounidense Marco Rubio (R-FL) habló con César Grajales de La Poderosa 670 AM en El Panorama Político, sobre la crisis fronteriza, sobre cómo los hispanoamericanos se ven afectados con la realidad del país, sobre los cargos contra el senador Bob Menéndez...
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Currently, intelligence community civilians are subject to certain tax penalties for job-related relocation requirements, but active-duty military servicemembers are not subjected to the same penalties. These tax benefits, including the ability to deduct moving...
Last fall, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) suspended Section 8e grapefruit juice content standards for imported grapefruit without warning. As a result, low-quality grapefruit products from abroad flooded the U.S. market, forcing domestic producers in Florida to compete against new volumes of low-cost and subsidized grapefruit imports.
That misguided decision resulted in millions of dollars in real economic harm to growers in Florida and Texas. In response, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) led a bipartisan letter in December 2021 to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack demanding answers and urging a reversal.
Due to Senator Rubio’s leadership, the USDA announced it will now enforce the juice content maturity requirements on imported grapefruit under Section 8e of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 to protect American growers this harvest season, while collecting the necessary data to issue a new and lasting marketing order.
Looking ahead … The USDA’s enforcement will help prevent low-quality, subsidized grapefruit from displacing U.S. growers this harvest season. Rubio will continue efforts to provide certainty to domestic growers beyond the 2022-23 harvest season.
Want more? Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Ted Cruz (R-TX), along with Representatives Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Bill Posey (R-FL), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), Brian Mast (R-FL), Al Lawson (D-FL), John Rutherford (R-FL), Greg Steube (R-FL), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), Michael Waltz (R-FL), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Darren Soto (D-FL), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) all signed the December 2021 letter.