Marco Rubio Marco Antonio RubioFlorida senators pushing to keep Daylight Savings Time during pandemic Hillicon Valley: DOJ indicts Chinese, Malaysian hackers accused of targeting over 100 organizations | GOP senators raise concerns over Oracle-TikTok deal | QAnon awareness jumps in new poll Intelligence chief says Congress will get some in-person election security briefings MORE is scheduled to attend a fundraiser in the Florida Keys Monday night one hour into a classified hearing on North Korea's recent missile test, even as the Florida senator continues to face criticism about his attendance record in the upper chamber.

The Senate Foreign Relations Hearing scheduled for 5 p.m. is titled "Assessing the Recent North Korea Nuclear Event." It includes testimony from four government representatives, two from the State Department, one from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and one from the Defense Department.

But Rubio's presidential campaign is hosting a fundraiser in Key Largo billed as "An Evening Reception with Senator Marco Rubio."

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Alex Burgos, a spokesman with Rubio's Senate office, told The Hill that the senator will return to Washington on Tuesday.

"Senator Rubio will be in Washington tomorrow to receive a classified intelligence briefing from intelligence staff on North Korea and other issues, and to participate in a classified Intelligence Committee meeting on terrorism," he said.

"He will also meet with the King of Jordan about the refugee crisis and other issues affecting our alliance, vote in favor of auditing the Federal Reserve, and attend the State of the Union."

Rubio has been a vocal critic of North Korea since the reported test of what the country claims is a hydrogen bomb. His campaign was the first to put out a statement on the test last week, where he warned that America needs "new leadership that will stand up to people like Kim Jong-un and ensure our country has the capabilities necessary to keep America safe."

Rubio regularly mentions his Foreign Relations slot, as well as his role on the Select Committee on Intelligence, as proof that he is better prepared to serve as the nation's commander in chief than his presidential rivals.