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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Wednesday July 29, 2020 ( 15 items )  

Chairman Rubio Issues Statement on SBA IG Management Advisory Warning of Suspected COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fraud
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, chairman of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following statement after the Small Business Administration Inspector General issued a Management Advisory entitled "Management Alert: Report 20-16, Serious Concerns of Potential Fraud in EIDL Program Pertaining to the Response to COVID-19" to the SBA and Congress warning of suspected fraudulent activity in the COVID-19 economic injury disaster loan program: Durin  more

Over 5,000 Constituents Participated in Rep. Mucarsel-Powell Telephone Town Hall, Live Polling Showed Support for HEROES Act Priorities
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26) held a telephone town hall on Wednesday, July 23, where she answered questions, received live feedback, and connected with over 5,000 constituents on the phone and over 780 on Facebook Live. Mucarsel-Powell was joined by Dr. Mario Stevenson, Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Miami, Dr. Sue Woltanski, Monroe County Sc  more

Rep. Gaetz: Florida Congressional Delegation Urges Air Force to Choose Florida for Spacecom Headquarters
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and the Florida congressional delegation in urging U.S. Air Force Assistant Secretary John Henderson to consider eight Florida locations for the future home of the United States Space Command (SPACECOM). The Department of Defense is in the process of establishing SPACECOM, which will serve as a unified combatant command to organize America'  more

Rep. Soto Secures Environmental Wins for Central Florida in Funding Bill
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Darren Soto, D-Florida, issued the following news release: The House of Representatives passed key environmental initiatives secured by Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09) in a $259.5 billion funding package that consists of fiscal year 2021 State-Foreign Operations, Agriculture-Rural Development-FDA, Interior-Environment, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bills. * "House Democrats are once again prioritizing the preservation and restoration   more

Rep. Spano Issues Column: Florida Delegation Letter on Space Command
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Ross Spano, R-Florida, issued the following column: We write in support of the eight letters of nomination for the future home of the United States Space Command (SPACECOM) submitted by Governor Ron DeSantis on behalf of the State of Florida. Florida has a long and proud history of supporting both military installations as well as space operations. Our commitment to the military and its missions makes the great state of Florida uniquely positioned to host this much n  more

Rep. Steube Defends AG Barr Tenure, Calls Out Obama Era Corruption
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) questioned Attorney General William Barr at the House Judiciary Committee's hearing. "Despite Democrats' meritless attacks, most Americans support Attorney General Barr and his efforts to keep Americans safe and root out corruption in the FBI and beyond. Without his dedication to upholding the rule of law, we would never have found out about the many instances of c  more

Reps. Soto, Schweikert Amendment to Strengthen Supply Chains for COVID-19 Resources Passes House
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Darren Soto, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Last week, Congressman David Schweikert (AZ-06) and Congressman Darren Soto's (FL-09) bipartisan amendment to increase funding for the FDA to enhance the security and reliability of U.S. supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic for food, pharmaceuticals, and other essential medical equipment and supplies through technologies such as blockchain passed the House of Representatives. This bipartisan amendment w  more

Sen. Cotton, Colleagues, Urge TikTok Scrutiny Over Election Security
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) led Senators Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Rick Scott (R-Florida) and Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) in sending a letter to Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray, and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf expressing concern over the   more

Sen. Rubio Appears on Fox and Friends
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following transcript on Fox and Friends: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined Fox and Friends to discuss Senate Republicans' HEALS Act, his new small business relief package, the presidential election, the possibility of a safe return to youth team sports in the fall, and COVID-19 cases in South Florida. See below for highlights and watch the full interview here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mVPr9o3BWU&feature=youtu.be. On S  more

Sen. Rubio Joins Cotton, Colleagues in Urging TikTok Scrutiny Over Election Security
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Rick Scott (R-FL) in sending a letter to Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray, and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf expressing concern over the Chinese social-media service, TikT  more

Sen. Rubio Joins Fox and Friends
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, chairman of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined Fox and Friends to discuss Senate Republicans' HEALS Act, his new small business relief package, the presidential election, the possibility of a safe return to youth team sports in the fall, and COVID-19 cases in South Florida. See below for highlights and watch the full interview here: https://www.y  more

Sen. Rubio Leads Florida Congressional Delegation in Urging Air Force to Choose Florida for SPACECOM Headquarters
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) led the Florida congressional delegation in urging U.S. Air Force Assistant Secretary John Henderson to consider eight Florida locations for the future home of the United States Space Command (SPACECOM). The Department of Defense is in the process of establishing SPACECOM, which will serve as a unified combatant command to organize America's military efforts in the domain of s  more

Sen. Rubio Releases Statement on SBA Inspector General's Management Advisory Warning of Suspected COVID-19 EIDL Fraud
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, released the following statement after the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Inspector General (IG) issued a Management Advisory titled, "Management Alert: Report 20-16, Serious Concerns of Potential Fraud in EIDL Program Pertaining to the Response to COVID-19," to the SBA and Congress warning of s  more

Sen. Rubio: Senate Intel Releases Newly Declassified Material
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Acting Chairman Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Vice Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) made public newly declassified material as part of the report titled "Review of the Intelligence Community Assessment," the fourth and penultimate volume in the Committee's bipartisan Russia investigation. The newly declassified material comes as a result of recent Department of Justice (DOJ)   more

Sen. Warner: Senate Intel Releases Newly Declassified Material
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following joint statement with Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida: U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Acting Chairman Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Vice Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) made public newly declassified material as part of the report titled "Review of the Intelligence Community Assessment," the fourth and penultimate volume in the Committee's bipartisan Russia investigation. The newly declassified material comes as a result of  more