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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Thursday April 25, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Rubio Calls Foreign-aid Bill "Moral Extortion" and "Legislative Blackmail"
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) delivered a speech on the Senate floor explaining why he opposes spending $95 billion on foreign aid while the Biden Administration leaves America's southern border wide open. "I have senior citizens, I have veterans, and they call my office and they call our offices and they say 'I have nowhere to live, housing is too expensive'.... And the most we can often do is help get t  more

Rubio on TikTok Law: "Communist China is on the Clock"
WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has led the charge to stop the Chinese Communist Party from using TikTok against the U.S. Rubio first spoke on the issue in 2019. Rubio released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed a bill into law that forces the sale of TikTok by China-based ByteDance. "TikTok extended the Chinese Communist Party's power and influence into our own nation, right under o  more

Rubio Statement on the State Department's 2023 Human Rights Report
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) issued the following statement regarding the U.S. State Department's annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: "The U.S. State Department's annual human rights report is a crucial instrument in exposing human rights violations around the world. This year's report stressed the cruelty of various regimes and the severe oppression experienced by their people. "In the on  more

Sen. Rick Scott on Senate Floor: I Don't Trust Biden to Stand with Israel & Won't Support Aid to Hamas-Controlled Gaza as Americans Remain Held Hostage
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott, a staunch supporter of Israel, spoke on the Senate floor slamming the Biden administration and Senate Democrats for playing politics with the foreign aid package the Senate plans to vote on this evening. For years, Senator Scott has fought to support Israel and pass his Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act which would ensure that zero U.S. taxpayer dollars benefit terrorists that wish  more

Sen. Rick Scott: Floridians Deserve Flood Insurance Tax Relief
WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, as flood insurance premiums continue to rise in Florida and around the country, Senator Rick Scott introduced legislation to provide tax relief for Americans who purchase flood insurance either through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) or a private insurance carrier. Senator Scott's legislation incentivizes flood insurance coverage by creating a non-refundable tax deduction for flood insuranc  more

Three Rubio National Security Bills Signed Into Law
WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Three bills, authored by U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), that sanction Iran and its enablers, including the Chinese Communist Party, Iranian leaders, and Iran-backed terrorist groups were signed into law. "We have seen the violent acts carried out by the Iranian regime, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hamas, and other terrorist affiliates. For too long, the U.S. was either unable or unwilling to punish the  more