The Latest Breaking News from Marco Rubio

Rubio backs $33 billion for Florida hurricane aid

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio on Wednesday outlined a $33 billion request for emergency appropriations to aid in the recovery from Hurricane Ian that ravaged parts of his state.

Tribune News Service · Oct 12, 2022

Rubio backs $33 billion Florida hurricane aid supplemental - Roll Call

The Florida Republican senator, who is up for reelection, is ahead of the White House in seeking money from Congress to address damages.

Roll Call · Oct 12, 2022

Demings knocks Rubio for missing hurricane relief vote. She opposed some similar bills

WASHINGTON — Val Demings has repeatedly criticized Republican Sen. Marco Rubio for failing to vote last week on a broad spending bill that would have allocated additional billions of dollars for natural-disaster relief, accusing her foe in this year’s election of letting down Florida residents after Hurricane Ian.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 7, 2022

Michael Hiltzik: How the GOP counts on Democrats' goodwill to conceal its own cruelty

In a world where Republicans set political standards, one could expect that migrants would be abandoned in remote places without hope of succor and that funding for infrastructure construction and disaster relief would be provided only to GOP-led communities.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 6, 2022

Biden and DeSantis offer praise for joint response to Hurricane Ian - Roll Call

They may be rivals in 2024, but President Joe Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis praised each other's work responding to Hurricane Ian.

Roll Call · Oct 5, 2022

Concerns grow about lame-duck appetite to stop steep budget cuts - Roll Call

The 2010 pay-as-you-go law is poised to require $100 billion in spending cuts just after this year's holiday season.

Roll Call · Oct 5, 2022

Convenience, backlash mix as candidates vote by proxy in House - Roll Call

Proxy voting began in 2020 to protect House members from COVID-19, but some candidates faced a backlash for using it while campaigning.

Roll Call · Oct 4, 2022

Rubio leads Demings by 6 points in new Mason-Dixon poll

ORLANDO, Fla. — Marco Rubio has maintained his lead over Val Demings in Florida’s U.S. Senate race, a poll released Tuesday finds.

Orlando Sentinel · Oct 4, 2022

‘Politics are going to get injected’: Days after Ian, campaigns roar back to life

Even one of the state’s worst natural disasters couldn’t keep politics at bay for long in Florida.

Miami Herald · Oct 4, 2022

Fort Myers beach ‘no longer exists’ as popular tourist getaway destroyed by Hurricane Ian

US Senator Marco Rubio said that there is no comparison to the scale of the damage in Florida

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022