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Jacob OglesAugust 4, 2018

A letter signed by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and a bipartisan group of senators questions Google’s plans for a censored search engine in China. “This reported plan is deeply troubling and risks making Google complicit in human rights abuses related to China’s rigorous censorship regime,” the letter reads. The letter came two days after The […]

Blake DowlingNovember 18, 2017

Chip Kelly to Florida as head coach; Jimbo Fischer pursued by Texas A&M. Kevin Spacey is a predator; UCLA Hoops players shoplift in China (way to go, guys, making America look great. (Isn’t there another U.S. athlete still in jail in China?) A mistrial for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, Roy Moore, etc. … crazy, sad, […]

Mitch PerryAugust 11, 2017

Congress is just into the second week of a five-week summer August break, but that doesn’t mean lawmakers are staying idle when it comes to working on gaining support for legislation they’re sponsoring. Take Sarasota’s Vern Buchanan, whose office announced Thursday that his bill that would ban the killing of horses for human consumption picked […]

Staff ReportsFebruary 16, 2017

Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio announced Wednesday that he has been appointed chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China. The commission was created in 2000 to monitor human rights and legal issues in China and submit an annual report to the president and Congress. Rubio previously served as chair of the 23-member body, which includes […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 8, 2016

A new bill filed by Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. Bob Menendez seeks to depoliticize how the State Department reports on human trafficking, while increasing congressional oversight on the enforcement of penalties. The Trafficking in Persons Report Integrity Act (TIPRIA) is intended to reform the annual Trafficking in Persons Report from State. Reuters broke the story that political […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 2, 2015

In a major victory for President Barack Obama on Wednesday, Democratic Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland announced her support for the Iran nuclear deal, providing the White House the votes it needs to prevent Republicans from scuttling the agreement. That hardly means the move is popular with the public, at least here in Florida. According […]

Mitch PerryJuly 14, 2015

Tuesday’s nuclear announcement between the U.S. and Iran will be the big story of the day and throughout the rest of the summer in Washington. Once the proposal is sent to Congress, the clock begins, with the House and Senate having 60 days to tear the thing apart, which they’re already doing. Once they reject […]

Associated PressJune 15, 2015

A Florida doctor charged with corruption alongside New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was sent back to jail for another two weeks Monday as a judge tried to ensure he couldn’t flee if released on bail. Defense attorneys for Dr. Salomon Melgen remained tangled with prosecutors over the eye surgeon’s foreign holdings and how to effectively […]

Mitch PerryMay 20, 2015

It’s not often Marco Rubio gets chastised by Barbara Boxer about being anti-business, but when it comes to the volatile issue of Cuba, traditional ideologies seem to collapse. The exchange between the Florida Republican and California Democrat took place Wednesday morning during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Cuba, where U.S. diplomats are to […]

Mitch PerryMay 19, 2015

Republican U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and David Vitter of Louisiana contend there remains $7 billion to $8 billion in unsettled debt from property that Fidel and Raul Castro in Cuba confiscated from American citizens and businesses. They introduced legislation Tuesday that would require the communist government to address those claims before re-establishing full diplomatic relations […]

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Marco Rubio leads bipartisan callout of Google’s ‘Dragonfly’ project

Blake Dowling: Flying taxis for you and me!

Vern Buchanan says momentum is growing for his bill to ban horse slaughter

Marco Rubio to chair commission on China

Marco Rubio introduces bill to combat human trafficking

David Jolly chides Patrick Murphy for supporting Iran nuclear deal

Mitch Perry Report for 7.14.15 — Can Obama get 34 Senators to stay with him on Iran deal?

No bail decision for doctor charged with Sen. Bob Menendez

Barbara Boxer takes Marco Rubio to task about where Americans stay in Cuba

Marco Rubio co-sponsors legislation requiring Cuba to settle legal claims with U.S.