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The senator who pushed for UAP reports and whistleblower channels as head of the intelligence committee. 7 events, newest first.
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Government2 Dec 2025
Asked on Fox News about The Age of Disclosure, Rubio said his interview was filmed years earlier as a senator and relayed what witnesses had told him, not firsthand knowledge. He said his main worry was an adversary's surveillance capability over restricted airspace.
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Media9 Mar 2025
Dan Farah's documentary The Age of Disclosure had its world premiere at SXSW in Austin. It features 34 current and former officials, including Marco Rubio and Luis Elizondo, asserting a hidden government UAP effort; reviewers noted it offers testimony rather than new proof.
Whistleblowers26 Jun 2023
Sen. Marco Rubio, vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told NewsNation that current and former officials with high clearances had brought UAP-related claims to the committee. He did not say whether he found the claims credible.
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Government4 Nov 2021
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand filed an amendment to the FY2022 defense bill, cosponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio, to replace the UAP Task Force with a permanent office reporting to Defense and intelligence leaders. Her office said on Dec. 9, 2021 that a version was included in the final NDAA.
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Government25 Jun 2021
Sen. Marco Rubio, vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, whose committee requested the ODNI report, called it an important first step in cataloging incidents but only a first step, saying military personnel who reported encounters had often been ignored.
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Government16 Jul 2020
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio told CBS reporter Jim DeFede that objects were flying over U.S. military bases and exercises and were not American. He called them a national security risk worth investigating, and said an off-world origin might be better than an adversary's technological leap.
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Government17 Jun 2020
In the report on its intelligence bill, the Senate Intelligence Committee, then chaired by Marco Rubio, directed the DNI and Defense Secretary to report on UAP within 180 days of enactment. The resulting preliminary assessment was released in June 2021.
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