After Rubio, other lawmakers get early vaccines, many ask why Members of Congress have been offered COVID-19 vaccinations as part of continuity of government protocols. But that doesnât stop some from accusing them of cutting in line. Â Â Committee Chairman Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks during a Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship hearing to examine implementation of Title I of the CARES Act, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Al Drago/Pool via AP) [ AL DRAGO | AP ] Updated Dec. 21, 2020 U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and some of his fellow members in Congress are being criticized on social media after posting photos of themselves getting early doses of COVID-19 vaccines.