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...
Following Hurricane Helene’s catastrophic path through northwest Florida, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) met with local officials and volunteers from Citrus County. Senator Rubio also met with small business owners impacted by the storm. Photos are courtesy of...
Washington, D.C. – Earlier this week, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio delivered a major speech on middle class opportunity in America. Committing himself to ensuring that the journey his parents made from immigrants to working middle class continues to be a reality, Rubio reached out to his constituents and asked that they take a minute to tell him their stories. In today’s installment of Marco’s Constituent Mailbox video series, Rubio reads two of these stories and responds to them.
Maureen, a nurse practitioner from Fort Walton Beach, told Rubio her story of middle class opportunity. After her parents divorced and her father went to prison, Maureen’s mother worked tirelessly so her three daughters could receive a good education and be successful. Maureen went on to ask how Rubio could help change the direction of the country. In his response, Rubio said, “We have to create an education system that addresses the reality of the 21st century student.” Rubio continued saying the 21st century student has “to be able to both work and go to school. We have to make it easier for them to do that. So we have to encourage innovation, and the innovation is already happening. But we have to make sure that nothing that we do in government discourages it.”
William, a surgical technologist from Fernandina Beach, shared his story as well. William and his wife, who is also a health care professional, are struggling financially due to the weak economy, and asked Rubio to help find a solution.
View Rubio’s video response here. For television stations interested in airing today’s response, a broadcast quality video is available here.