In the News Archive

In an editorial published on Tuesday October 19th, 2021, the Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board called on Governor DeSantis and Florida’s Legislature to finally “get serious” about fixing the state’s messy and perhaps purposely dysfunctional, GOP-created …

Florida Democratic Party Chairman Manny Diaz released the following statement on Marco Rubio’s vote against the Freedom To Vote Act earlier today: “Voting rights are fundamental to our democracy, and the Freedom To Vote Act would …

Recently the Venezuelan community in Florida sent a clear message to Marco Rubio urging him to support a path to permanent legal status for those with temporary protections. Rubio refused. Now in a scathing op-ed, Samuel …

Today millions of families across Florida will receive another monthly tax cut to help them afford child care and pay the bills, proving again that the Child Tax Credit expansion Marco Rubio voted against has been …

Throughout his career in the Senate, Marco Rubio has consistently failed to stand up for immigrant communities when they needed him most, and recent events show that his failures are a constant disappointment to Floridians. In …

Despite experts’ warnings that a debt default would cost Florida jobs, cut Social Security, and trigger a severe recession, Marco Rubio once again voted to prolong a potential economic crisis and against raising the debt ceiling. …

An article in The Miami Herald reported that Florida could leave on the table some $2.3 billion in federal money earmarked for education because of inaction by Governor Ron DeSantis’s administration. Richard Corcoran, the state’s education …

In addition to voting in favor of a government shutdown and opposing a bill that would avert a catastrophic recession, Marco Rubio made headlines last week for his self-serving political games immediately blowing up in his …

Today Marco Rubio once again failed to muster the courage to do what was right for Floridians, and instead voted in favor of a government shutdown that would have denied millions of Floridians access to programs …

Marco Rubio’s vote against funding the government and raising the debt ceiling on Monday night moved the country closer to a catastrophic default that would cost millions of jobs and threaten Floridians’ livelihoods. Now, a new …