Marco Rubio Announces Committee Assignments

Newly inaugurated Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio announced his committee assignments on Thursday. Rubio, the former House speaker who is now considered one of the rising stars of the Republican Party and already the subject of buzz on the presidential ticket come 2012, will serve on these committees:Commerce, Science and Transportation; Foreign Relations; Intelligence; Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Im honored to be a member of these important committees that address some of our nations and states most important issues, said Rubio. This committee portfolio will enable me to work directly on policies to promote private-sector job creation, keep Americans safe, and maintain our strong standing in the world.

In addition to continuing my work with small-business entrepreneurs Ive met throughout Florida, I am especially encouraged by the fact that these assignments will allow me to work on many issues of great interest to Floridians, including NASA, free trade agreements with Colombia and Panama, our missions in Afghanistan and Iraq, and relations with key allies in our hemisphere and across the world, added Rubio.

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