Source: US Congressman Gabe Amo (Rhode Island 1st District)
The Reaffirming Unified Boundaries for Integrity and Oversight (R.U.B.I.O.) Act would ensure the Secretary of State is only doing one job.
WASHINGTON, DC – House Foreign Affairs Vice Ranking Member Gabe Amo (D-RI), introduced the Reaffirming Unified Boundaries for Integrity and Oversight or R.U.B.I.O. Act to prohibit the Secretary of State from taking on additional roles in the Federal government while serving as Secretary.
To ensure that Secretaries of State have adequate time and attention to manage our nation’s foreign policy, this legislation requires that the Secretary of State do only the job the Senate confirmed them to do – serve as Secretary of State.
“Foreign aid should be a foreign policy priority, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio is dropping the ball. In my questioning yesterday in the House Foreign Affairs Committee, our Secretary didn’t know the true state of the delayed contracts for Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food aid manufactured by Rhode Island nonprofit, Edesia Nutrition, meant to save the lives of starving children around the world” said Vice Ranking Member Amo (D-RI). “To ensure Secretary Rubio can focus on preventing children from starving while supporting American jobs, I’m introducing the R.U.B.I.O. Act toprevent the Secretary of State from holding more than one job. This bill just makes sure our food aid programs don’t fall through the cracks and the Secretary has the time and energy to do his job well.”
BACKGROUND
Amo has been trying to hold Rubio accountable to solve State Department administrative problems that threaten Rhode Island jobs and prevent life saving aid from reaching starving children for months.
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