Rubio Skips Security Briefing For Fundraiser
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Marco Rubio, already under fire for mostly abandoning his Senate job, elected to attend a fundraiser rather than a special security briefing scheduled after the Paris attacks. The Tampa Bay Times reports:
The absence illustrates how Rubio is not just missing floor votes but also key hearings on national security and foreign policy — issues he has presented as chief credentials of his presidential campaign. He’s also skipping a Paris briefing this afternoon for all senators. His office said he attended an Intelligence Committee meeting on Paris held Tuesday.
In recent months Rubio has missed a slew of Foreign Relations hearings and classified briefings, records show, aiding his critics.
In January, Rubio missed an intelligence briefing on ISIS and two other classified briefings because he was fundraising in California. In April he missed a closed Intelligence Committee briefing while in Texas raising money. And in September he missed a Foreign Relations hearing on the humanitarian crisis in the Middle East.
Records show Rubio missed numerous hearings in the years before he announced for president. Those meetings covered a range of issues, from Al Qaeda to Iran and embassy security.
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