{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.rubio.senate.gov//public/index.cfm/fighting-for-florida?ContentRecord_id=B078F333-B4DC-4A9B-BDA4-9157E9F474C0", "Rubio's Efforts To Keep Low Income Housing Tenants Safe", "2018-12-18", "2018", "2018-12", "Republican", "House", "FL", "Marco Rubio", "R000595", "www.rubio.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Fighting for Florida \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\tRubio's Efforts To Keep Low Income Housing Tenants Safe:Legislation Introduced \r\n\r\nMay 19, 2016  The Senate passed legislation that includedthree Rubio amendmentsto improve the U.S. Department of Urban Development's oversight of public housing projects.\r\nJuly 14, 2016 Rubio and Nelson filed a bill to hold slumlords accountablefor poor conditions.\r\nJuly 18, 2018  Rubio joined Senators Young, Cantwell, King, Heller, Kaine, Jones, Gardner, and Coons in introducing the Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act, which seeks to better understand and respond to America's affordable housing crisis by creating a bipartisan affordable housing task force.\r\n\r\nGlobal Ministries Foundation\r\n\r\nMay 13, 2016  Rubio tells slumlords at HUD Apartments in Jacksonville: You Guys Are Disgusting.\r\nMay 13, 2016  After shaming slumlords, Rubiocallsfor criminal investigation.\r\nMay 18, 2016  Rubiospoke on the Senate floorblasting Global Ministries Foundation.\r\nMay 24, 2016  Rubio urged theU.S. Department of Justice, theU.S. Department of the Treasuryand theU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)to open an investigation into Global Ministries Foundation.\r\nAugust 3, 2016  Rubiocommented on the federal raid of slumlordsat Global Ministries Foundation, which he called for earlier in the year.\r\nAugust 11, 2016  Rubiowelcomed report that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission isinvestigating Global Ministries Foundation.\r\nSeptember 22, 2016  Rubio testified at the Senate Banking Committee's Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development's hearing on the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) inspections process.\r\nJuly 13, 2018 Rubio and Nelson urged the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to immediately resolve unanswered maintenance requests for tenants of properties owned by Global Ministries Foundation.\r\n\r\n\r\nEureka Gardens Apartments\r\n\r\nOctober 9, 2015  In aletter, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry first informs Rubio and his staff about the conditions he had just seen at Eureka Gardens Apartments.\r\nOctober 16, 2015  Rubio's staffmet with HUD officials in Jacksonville, called Eureka Gardens' state alarming.\r\nJanuary 21, 2016  Rubiodemanded action from HUDfor Eureka Gardens residents after allegations of lead poisoning.\r\nApril 27, 2016  Rubiodiscussed the ongoing problemsat Eureka Gardens with Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and Councilman Garrett Dennis.\r\nMay 12, 2016  A day before visiting, Rubiodiscussed problems at HUD's Eureka Gardensin Jacksonville.\r\nApril, 12, 2017  Rubio visited Eureka Gardens apartments in Jacksonville with Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson.\r\nNovember 1, 2018  Rubio applauded the sale of the Eureka Gardens housing complex in Jacksonville, FL, from Global Ministries Foundation (GMF) to Millennia Housing Development.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nStonybrook apartment complex\r\n\r\nMay 25, 2016  Rubiometwith Riviera Beach Councilwoman Dawn Pardo regarding the deplorable conditions of GMF's Stonybrook apartment complex.\r\nSeptember 9, 2016  Rubiosurprised GMF slumlordsand visited residents forced to live in deplorable conditions at Stonybrook Apartments.\r\nAugust 30, 2018 Rubio and Nelson and Representatives Hastings, Frankel, Deutch and Mast sent a letter to the Department of Housing and Urban Development requesting swift approval for any Section 8 Pass-Through Lease requests for a GMF-owned property to protect tenants from unsafe living conditions.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJones Walker Apartments\r\n\r\nOctober 26, 2018  Rubio and Nelson requested that Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Ben Carson make available the latest reports from the failed Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) inspection of Jones Walker Apartments in Fort Myers, Florida.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.rubio.senate.gov//public/index.cfm/fighting-for-florida?ContentRecord_id=B078F333-B4DC-4A9B-BDA4-9157E9F474C0"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1914391070604324, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": 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