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ICYMI: Rubio Joins America Reports

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined America Reports to discuss President-elect Donald Trump’s historic victory, Democrats’ proclamation of “resistance,” and the failure of identity politics. See below for highlights and watch the full interview on YouTube and...

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Inauguration Ticket Information

Senator Rubio's office is pleased to be issuing a limited number of tickets to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony, which will occur on January 20, 2025 at the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. Floridians interested in receiving tickets should fill out...

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ICYMI: Rubio Joins Hannity

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined Hannity to discuss President-elect Donald Trump’s historic victory. See below for highlights and watch the full interview on YouTube and Rumble. On the ongoing realignment among American voters: “The Republican Party now reflects...

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Rubio Raises Awareness for Human Trafficking at Miami Victim Center

Oct 5, 2012 | Blog

Earlier today in Miami, Senator Rubio held a human trafficking-related press conference with local elected officials after a tour of the Kristi House’s Emergency Drop-in Shelter.  The event served to raise awareness about the human trafficking problem in Florida and across the country as well as highlight recent government efforts to combat it.

At the event, Rubio highlighted several of his legislative efforts in the fight against human trafficking, urging Congress to re-authorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act and pass the End Trafficking in Government Contracting Act of 2012, a bill he and his colleagues introduced earlier this year. Rubio also reiterated the importance of demanding action from Village Voice Media executives.

Earlier today, Senators Rubio, Kirk, Blumenthal, Cornyn, Durbin, and Akaka wrote a letter to Scott Tobias, CEO of the newly formed Voice Media Group, Inc. outlining the necessary steps the company should take to end online prostitution advertising.

Nineteen U.S. senators, 51 attorneys general, dozens of human rights organizations, clergy members and citizens have called for Village Voice Media to do the right thing and eliminate the “adult entertainment” section of Backpage.com, a major facilitator of child sex trafficking and the leading website for prostitution solicitation in the U.S. Instead, executives chose to avoid the public relations disaster Backpage.com caused by opening a new company to control all of Village Voice Media’s assets except for Backpage.com.

Senator Rubio and his five colleagues expressed their disappointment in the lack of action these executives took to end the sexual exploitation of minors on Backpage.com and insisted the executives “take the steps necessary to terminate the prostitution advertising on Backpage.”  The senators affirmed they would “continue to hold any current or former Village Voice Media subsidiaries and related successor corporate structures accountable until such action has been achieved.”