{"id":558621,"date":"2021-06-09T18:07:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T22:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=558621"},"modified":"2021-06-09T18:07:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T22:07:36","slug":"marco-rubio-slams-val-demings-progressive-voting-record-after-senate-bid-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marco-rubio-slams-val-demings-progressive-voting-record-after-senate-bid-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Marco Rubio slams Val Demings\u2019 progressive voting record after Senate bid announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmarco-rubio-slams-val-demings-progressive-voting-record-after-senate-bid-announcement%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=558621&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2420062\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2420062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) questions witnesses during a Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services Subcommittee hearing looking into the budget estimates for National Institute of Health (NIH).(Photo by Sarah Silbiger-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 2:56 PM PT \u2013 Wednesday, June 9, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) has announced her bid to unseat GOP Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). Demings released a video on Twitter on Wednesday, explaining why she\u2019s running for higher office.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;m running for U.S. Senate because I will never tire of standing up for what is right. Never tire of serving Florida. Never tire of doing good.<\/p>\n<p>Join my campaign today: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rHVPBuSzKU\">https:\/\/t.co\/rHVPBuSzKU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HuWB80Mrxh\">pic.twitter.com\/HuWB80Mrxh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Val Demings (@valdemings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/valdemings\/status\/1402581582528057345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Shortly after, Rubio\u2019s reelection team slammed Demings for being a \u201cfar-left liberal extremist\u201d whose voting record sides with a \u201csocialist agenda.\u201d This referred to her voting in favor of defunding police and opposing tax cuts. Rubio said, \u201cFlorida deserves a proven senator when it comes to fighting and winning for Florida families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rubio\u2019s team then highlighted his accomplishments during his two terms in the Senate, including saving millions of Florida jobs. He also argued he stood up to his own party to double the child tax credit.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here are the things&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/valdemings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@valdemings<\/a> never tires of: <br \/>\u274cNever tires of voting with Nancy Pelosi&nbsp;<br \/>\u274cNever tires of defunding our police<br \/>\u274cNever tires of opposing tax cuts for families<br \/>\u274cNever tires of enacting Pelosi&#8217;s socialist agenda<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheRealValDemings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheRealValDemings<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0DFEa2dqoN\">pic.twitter.com\/0DFEa2dqoN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Team Marco (@TeamMarco) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamMarco\/status\/1402609420832591878?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As it stands, the Senate is split down the middle with Kamala Harris holding the tie-breaking vote, placing Democrats in the majority.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/who-board-member-china-engaging-in-massive-cover-up\/\">WHO Board Member: China Engaging In Massive Cover-Up<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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