Marco Rubio will meet with members of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce on Thursday.
Such an announcement would generally be no big deal, but not when it comes to Rubio and this particular chamber, who have been at odds in the past.
Earlier this year, the Chamber called on the Florida GOP Senator to withdraw an amendment that he had sponsored to the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, which would have prevented Tampa from conducting direct flights to Cuba.
The amendment failed, and flights from TIA to Havana began last month.
This article appears in Oct 27 – Nov 2, 2011.