Marco Rubio Headlines
A list of the most recent stories about Marco Rubio.
Jumble of education topics facing Congress
From pre-kindergarten to No Child Left Behind, from broadband-wired schools to college loans, students in every age group are suddenly finding the spotlight on Capitol Hill. After months of relative neglect, education issues are getting the attention of lawmakers from both parties — as well as President Barack Obama — ...
Lautenberg recalled as tenacious backer of transit
It's only fitting that a man remembered as Mr. Transportation took his final trip to Washington aboard an Amtrak train Wednesday. U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg of New Jersey was remembered at his funeral at a New York City synagogue by admirers including Vice President Joe Biden, former Secretary of ...
Rubio hears out House conservatives on immigration
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., sought support from House conservatives Wednesday for far-reaching immigration legislation, but many lawmakers emerged from their meeting deeply skeptical of any comprehensive bill with a pathway to citizenship for immigrants here illegally. It underscored the challenges ahead for the immigration bill and for Rubio himself as ...
Rubio rounding up support for immigration bill
Senate debate on a far-reaching immigration bill is becoming a test of Sen. Marco Rubio's influence as the Florida conservative works to sell fellow Republican lawmakers on landmark legislation that also may help determine the fate of his presidential ambitions. Rubio, a favorite of the tea party movement who's acted ...
Gov. Scott vetoes immigrant driver license bill
Florida Gov. Rick Scott vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have allowed some young immigrants living in the U.S. illegally to apply for a temporary driver's license. Scott, a Republican whose maverick campaign for governor was aided by his tough stance on immigration, vetoed the legislation even though it had ...
Kerry calling for major changes in 35-nation OAS
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is demanding reforms in the 35-nation Organization of American States as he visits Latin America for the first time since taking office. Leading the U.S. delegation to the annual general assembly of the OAS — an organization he has disparaged as ineffective, inefficient and ...
Tea party vs. old guard in GOP Senate rift
A long-simmering feud between establishment Republicans and tea partyers broke into full view Thursday, with Sen. John McCain accusing younger colleagues of overplaying their hands and tempting Democrats to change Senate rules that protect the minority party. Tactics for dealing with the government's budget and debt became the latest quarrel ...
Senate panel approves weapons for Syrian rebels
A Senate panel voted on Tuesday to provide weapons to rebels battling the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad, the first time lawmakers have endorsed the aggressive U.S. military step of arming the opposition in the 2-year-old civil war. With a degree of trepidation, the Foreign Relations Committee voted 15-3 ...
Senate candidate Connie Mack gets boost from Marco Rubio at The Villages
WFTV's Drew Petrimoulx was in The Villages Monday afternoon when GOP Senate candidate Connie Mack tried to get a boost from Sen. Marco Rubio and GOP voters. The polls show Mack needs the extra help to get ahead of Sen. Bill Nelson. After being introduced by conservative hero Rubio, Mack ...
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