 He also courted controversy with his rhetoric, notably in August 2010 when he described lawmakers who presented a bill that sought reverse a government decision to revoke an expired license for the Fibertel internet service provider, as "lawyers" for the Clarín Group (Fibertel's parent company); there have been ongoing controversies between Clarín and Kirchnerism since 2008 over a number of issues.Rossi was a candidate in the FpV primary for the governorship of Santa Fe in the 2007 elections.His rival within the party was Rosario-born National Deputy and former Foreign Relations Minister Rafael Bielsa.