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Speaking with EWTN Capitol Hill correspondent Erik Rosales, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, railed against the Biden administration’s passivity as more than 400 attacks against Catholic churches in the U.S. have been perpetrated during the last four years.

Marco Rubio draws attention to pro-life strategy, spike in church vandalism

In an EWTN News interview, the Florida senator discussed pro-life strategy and holding the Biden administration accountable in addressing church... Read more

United States Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, on his way to a vote in the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 2, 2021.

Sen. Marco Rubio demands Biden protect Catholic churches from attacks

Mar 6, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

“These attacks are not random nor are they the result of a temporary lapse in judgment by perpetrators,” Rubio, who... Read more

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Rubio bill would block Biden from declaring public health emergency to expand abortion

Jan 31, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio introduced a bill that would prohibit the executive branch from expanding abortion access through a... Read more

Uighur farmers in Xinjiang Provence, China.

Senators condemn Chinese 'genocide' against Uyghurs

Oct 28, 2020

A bipartisan group of senators introduced a resolution on Monday to declare China’s actions against the Uyghur population as genocide.   Read more

Chinese President Xi Jinping.

China sanctions U.S. religious freedom ambassador over Uyghurs

Jul 13, 2020

Chinese sanctions against Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback, Sen. Ted Cruz , Sen. Marco Rubio, and Rep. Chris... Read more

Planned Parenthood Location.

Senators demand investigation into Planned Parenthood PPP loans

May 20, 2020

Planned Parenthood affiliates reportedly received $80 million in emergency coronavirus loans, despite congressional regulations that were intended to disqualify them.  Read more

Sen. Marco Rubio.

Senate approves Uyghur human rights bill

May 15, 2020

The Senate approved a bill on Thursday to sanction Chinese leaders complicit in the persecution of Uyghur Muslims.  Read more

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL).

Sen. Rubio: Post-coronavirus world needs economy for the common good

Apr 21, 2020

When the coronavirus epidemic passes, Americans can’t simply return to their old habits, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has said.  Read more

Factory in Jiangxi province, China.

Chinese forced labor is in US supply chain, Congressional report finds

Mar 12, 2020

By Matt Hadro

Political, ethnic and religious prisoners are being used as forced labor in China, making goods that end up in U.S.... Read more

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Senate fails to pass two pro-life bills on same day

Feb 25, 2020

By Matt Hadro

The Senate on Tuesday failed to pass two pro-life bills to protect unborn babies who can feel pain, and babies... Read more

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido (C) waves as he is acknowledged by Donald Trump during his State of the Union address Washington, DC, Feb. 4, 2020.

Venezuela tops foreign policy agenda in State of the Union

Feb 5, 2020

Juan Guaidó, leader of Venezuela’s National Assembly and recognized by the U.S. as the interim president of the Bolivarian Republic... Read more

Chinese flag behind barbed wire fencing.

Congressional leaders raise plight of US pastors in Chinese prisons

Jan 15, 2020

More than a dozen members of Congress have asked President Trump to press for the release of U.S. pastors imprisoned... Read more

Sen. Marco Rubio.

Rubio blasts 'blatant violations of human rights' in Tibet

Jan 14, 2020

By Christine Rousselle

The Chinese Government have announced that, as of May 1, new policies to “strengthen ethnic unity” will go into effect... Read more

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White House summit on family leave follows new House bill

Dec 12, 2019

By Matt Hadro

The White House hosted a summit on paid leave Thursday, hours after the House passed a bill with 12 weeks... Read more

The United States capitol building.

Congress advances bill condemning China ‘re-education’ camps

Dec 6, 2019

The House of Representatives this week passed legislation recognizing the mass detention of Uyghurs and other abuses committed by the... Read more

Sen. Marco Rubio.

Rubio reviews Kanye’s new album, and talks about dignity of work

Nov 6, 2019

By Matt Hadro

U.S. senator and noted hip-hop enthusiast Marco Rubio shared his thoughts on rapper Kanye West’s new gospel album in a... Read more

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL).

Marco Rubio calls for an ‘economics of the common good’ 

Nov 5, 2019

By Ed Condon

Senator Marco Rubio has called for “common good economics” ahead of a speech Tuesday on Catholic social teaching and the... Read more

Sen. Marco Rubio addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2014.

Put human dignity not profit first, Rubio says

Aug 27, 2019

Rubio cited Catholic Social Teaching and Pope Leo XIII’s encyclical Rerum novarum while reflecting on how profit and human concern... Read more

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Senators introduce bipartisan paid family leave bill

Aug 1, 2019

By Matt Hadro

Senators introduced a new bipartisan proposal for parental leave Tuesday, as the push for a national paid family leave policy... Read more

Sen. Marco Rubio addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2014.

Senators highlight pro-life protections ahead of 2020 spending bills

May 24, 2019

By Christine Rousselle

A quarter of the Senate signed a letter on Wednesday seeking to keep pro-life and religious freedom protections intact during the... Read more