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Hialeah Gardens, FL – Today, U.S. Representatives Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), María Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Carlos A. Giménez (FL-28), and Senator Ashley Moody marked the 30th year since the 1996 shootdown of two Brothers to the Rescue aircraft ordered by Raúl Castro, which resulted in the deaths of four innocent men. The Representatives were joined by family members of the victims who perished, as well as leaders of the Cuban American exile community.
Hialeah Gardens, FL – Hoy, los legisladores de Estados Unidos Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), María Elvira Salazar (FL-27) Carlos A. Giménez (FL-28) y la senadora Ashley Moody conmemoraron el 30mo aniversario del derribo en 1996 de dos avionetas de Hermanos al Rescate, ordenado por Raúl Castro, que resultó en la muerte de cuatro hombres inocentes. Los congresistas estuvieron acompañados por familiares de las víctimas y por líderes de la comunidad del exilio cubanoamericano.
Hialeah Gardens, FL – U.S. Representatives Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), María Elvira Salazar (FL-27), and Carlos A. Giménez (FL-28) will be joined by family members of the victims and leaders of the Cuban American exile community to mark the 30th year since the 1996 shootdown of two Brothers to the Rescue aircraft, honoring the memory of Armando Alejandre Jr., Carlos A. Costa, Mario M. de la Peña, and Pablo Morales and to make the case for indicting Raúl Castro.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Carlos A. Giménez (FL-28), and Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump asking that his administration consider indicting Raul Castro for his involvement in the 1996 shootdown of the Brothers to the Rescue civilian aircraft which resulted in four murders in cold blood.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee (NSRP), along with Representatives Carlos A. Giménez (FL-28) and María Elvira Salazar (FL-27) sent a letter to the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) at the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) at the U.S. Department of Commerce demanding a full review and immediate action to deny any licenses that allow U.S.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations and Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP), celebrated the final passage of his Fiscal Year 2026 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Act, which was passed as part of the
MIAMI, FL - Tomorrow, Thursday, January 29, 2026, Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Congressman Carlos A. Gimenez (FL-28), and The Assembly of the Cuban Resistance will be holding a press conference with Cuban-American exile organizations, local elected officials, and community leaders regarding actions being taken against the brutal dictatorship in Cuba.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) and Carlos A. Giménez (FL-28) met with María Corina Machado, where they reaffirmed unwavering support and solidarity with the cause of freedom in Venezuela, María Corina Machado, and President-elect Edmundo González Urrutia as the duly-elected representatives of the people.
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