{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://www.rubio.senate.gov//public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=056031B1-6AE8-49D6-8CB9-35A076D14F4F", "VIDEO: Rubio to Build off 2019 Victories for Florida in New Year", "2019-12-31", "2019", "2019-12", "Republican", "House", "FL", "Marco Rubio", "R000595", "www.rubio.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Press Releases \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\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHome\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNewsroom\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPress Releases\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\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\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\tMiami, FL  U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) released a short video touching on some of his major accomplishments of 2019. A detailed report on Rubio's 2019 accomplishments will be released in early 2020.Broadcast quality video can be found here.In 2018, Rubio released a report called Fighting for Florida detailing his legislative accomplishments during the 115th Congress. GovTrack's non-partisan analysis ranked Rubio 4th out of 100 Senators in both 2017 and 2018 for the number of bills he authored that became law.Video Highlights:\r\n\r\nMay 30, 2019: The Congressional Management Foundation recognized Senator Rubio as a national leader in constituent services and a winner for the 2019 Democracy Awards.\r\n\r\nIn 2019 Rubio's casework team helped nearly 9,000 Floridians with casework issues.\r\n\r\nDecember 19, 2019: Rubio secured $200 million for Everglades restoration and a dedicated New Start for the Central Everglades Planning Project.\r\n\r\nRubio also secured report language for reef restoration through the NOAA Coral Reef Program that provides $29.5 million, which is $2 million above the previous year's funding level;\r\nReport language on harmful algal blooms (HAB) that provides $19 million for HAB research and $1 million to establish a new regional pilot for HAB monitoring and detection; and,\r\nA $1.64 million increase for planning and monitoring activities associated with the Everglades and Florida Keys Coral Reef ecosystems, the second straight year of significant funding increases.\r\n\r\nNovember 27, 2019: Rubio's Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act was signed into law by President Donald Trump. The Senate unanimously passed the bill on November 19th, with the House following on November 20th by a vote of 417 to 1, sending the bill directly to President Trump.\r\nDecember 19, 2019: Rubio's Venezuela Emergency Relief, Democracy Assistance, and Development (VERDAD) Act of 2019 was passed by Congress. The legislation included $400 million in humanitarian aid to support Venezuelan refugees and codified crucial sanctions against the corrupt Maduro regime.\r\nAs chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Senator Rubio named 25 Florida-based small businesses as U.S. Senate Small Business of the Week.\r\n\r\nOceana Coffee of Tequesta\r\nIndian Pass Raw Bar of Port St. Joe\r\nBailey's General Store of Sanibel Island\r\nCaroll Bradford Incorporated of Orlando\r\nHaynes Security of Miami\r\nJL Marine Systems, Inc. of Tampa\r\nMagellan Transport Logistics of Jacksonville\r\nHog Technologies of Stuart\r\nMiami Tour Company of Miami\r\nSouthern Craft Creamery of Marianna\r\nSunshine Peanut Company of Jacksonville\r\nThe Big Cheese of Miami\r\nRising Tide Car Wash of Parkland\r\nGT AirInject of Jacksonville\r\nRoyal Furniture and Design of The Keys\r\nTwo Peas Caf of La Belle\r\nCapital Shoe Fixery of Tallahassee\r\nLevatas of Palm Beach Gardens\r\nRethreaded of Jacksonville\r\nMelao Bakery of Kissimmee\r\nMother Kombucha of St. Petersburg\r\nAmelia Island Kayak Excursions of Fernandina Beach\r\nMisha's Cupcakes of Coral Springs\r\nTomato Express of Kissimmee\r\nGranny Cantrell's Restaurant of Panama City", 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": ["http://www.rubio.senate.gov//public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=056031B1-6AE8-49D6-8CB9-35A076D14F4F"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6436110124923289, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}