In 2023, Congress successfully passed the Camp Lejeune Justice Act to guarantee a compensation process for veterans and other victims exposed to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Despite this law successfully passing, concerns about...
Many Wall Street financial firms choose to invest in Communist China, pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into enterprises that maintain Communist China’s military, rely on slave labor, and violate trade rules to dismantle American businesses and jobs. This...
Letter to the Editor: On U.S. Trade Policy with China U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) September 25, 2024 Wall Street Journal …When our leaders established so-called free trade with state-subsidized Chinese companies, 2.4 million Americans lost their jobs…. It took...
Due to the Biden-Harris Administration’s disastrous open-border policy, fentanyl has been easily trafficked through our borders and is one of the leading causes of death in America. Foreign entities in Mexico and Communist China, who are manufacturing this deadly...
Photo courtesy of the National Religious Broadcasters association. On September 19, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) spoke to the National Religious Broadcasters association on the importance of faith-based messaging. “The most important thing the government can do is...
Under U.S. law, any individual who has been, or is affiliated with a Communist Party is deemed inadmissible for entry into our nation. However, under the Biden-Harris Administration’s mass immigration program, it’s been reported that individuals tied to the...
Insufficient physical activity has been consistently linked to obesity, attention deficit disorders, poor sleep, and poor mental health. In children, these challenges result in long-term educational and developmental challenges, which leave them underprepared for adulthood.
Despite the clear benefits of daily recess, only nine states require daily recess for elementary school students. Additionally, many public schools across the U.S. have reduced or completely eliminated opportunities for students to engage in physical activity.
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced the Make America Active Again Act which would set minimum physical activity requirements, in the form of recess or physical education (PE) courses, for elementary schools participating in the National School Lunch Program. The bill would require elementary school students in participating schools to engage in at least 150 minutes of recess or PE each week.
Flashback … Senator Rubio is a proponent of finding ways to give Americans the proper tools to live healthy lives. In the 118th Congress, he introduced the Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Nutrition Act, the Healthy SNAP Act and the SNAP Nutrition Security Act.
Looking Forward… Senator Rubio will continue to advocate for his health and nutrition priorities in the upcoming FY 25 farm bill.