In response to reports that U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is facing increasing pressure to seek re-election to the upper chamber, Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement.
“Marco Rubio is a very valuable member of the Senate – especially in his role on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where he demonstrates a deep understanding of foreign policy – and earlier this afternoon, I strongly encouraged him to reconsider his decision and seek re-election.”