Sen. Marco Rubio has been named the acting chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, replacing North Carolina GOP Sen. Richard Burr.
while he's under federal investigation for stock sales made ahead of a coronavirus-driven market crash.
"The senior senator for Florida is a talented and experienced Senate leader with expertise in foreign affairs and national security matters," McConnell said in a statement."Senator Rubio was the natural choice for this temporary assignment on the basis of accumulated committee service. His proven leadership on pertinent issues only made the decision easier."
The Florida Republican and 2016 presidential candidate serving his second term in the Senate has generally defended the work of U.S. intelligence agencies and has been a foreign policy hawk on Russia and China. Last year, he sponsored legislation requiring Chinese companies to provide certain financial information if they are publicly traded in U.S. markets.
As a member of the Intelligence Committee, Rubio has forcefully countered President Donald Trump’s claim that Russia did not meddle in the U.S. election. He also voted for a bill to make sure Trump could not dial back economic sanctions against Moscow without congressional approval.
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