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Senate Honors Wilman Villar Mendoza

On Wednesday evening, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution sponsored by Senators Rubio and Menendez honoring the life of dissident and democracy activist Wilman Villar Mendoza. Mendoza died on January 19 after a 56-day hunger strike to bring attention to his...

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Senate Honors Wilman Villar Mendoza

On Wednesday evening, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution sponsored by Senators Rubio and Menendez honoring the life of dissident and democracy activist Wilman Villar Mendoza. Mendoza died on January 19 after a 56-day hunger strike to bring attention to his...

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Working To Ban Earmarks

After co-sponsoring the Earmark Elimination Act, a bill introduced by Senators Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) to permanently ban earmarks and institute a strict two-thirds point of order against pork-barrel projects contained in legislation, Senator Rubio has joined with Sens. Toomey and McCaskill again as a co-sponsor of S. Amdt.1472. S.Amdt. 142, like the Earmark Elimination Act, would permanently end earmarks.

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Working To Ban Earmarks

After co-sponsoring the Earmark Elimination Act, a bill introduced by Senators Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) to permanently ban earmarks and institute a strict two-thirds point of order against pork-barrel projects contained in legislation, Senator Rubio has joined with Sens. Toomey and McCaskill again as a co-sponsor of S. Amdt.1472. S.Amdt. 142, like the Earmark Elimination Act, would permanently end earmarks.

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