Nearly 70 Democratic and independent members of Congress are calling on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to work with the Israeli government to help secure the release of a prominent Palestinian doctor who has been held in custody for more than 500 days. ↧ 69 members of Congress call on Rubio to help secure release of prom... Nearly 70 members of Congress called on Sec. Marco Rubio on Thursday to work with the Israeli government to secure the release of a prominent Palestinian doctor.