Defense/National Security
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after House passage of three Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bills: Commerce, Justice, and Science, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies, and the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies.
Washington, D.C – Following President Trump’s call-to-action and redesignation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), House Appropriations Committee Vice Chair and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee Chairman Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL) recently led a bipartisan delegation to Nigeria for an on-the-ground fact-finding mission to examine alarming anti-Christian violence and religious persecution.
MIAMI, FL – Today, Representatives Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Carlos A. Giménez (FL-28), and María Elvira Salazar (FL-27), along with Senator Ashley Moody, will hold a joint media availability on Venezuela.
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Miami, FL – House Appropriations Committee Vice Chair and Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, the Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP), Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), issued the following statement commending President Trump and the United States Armed Forces for capturing one of the world’s most notorious narco-terrorists, Nicolas Maduro:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, the Department of State, and Related Programs of the House Committee on Appropriations, spoke on the House floor in opposition to a War Powers resolution that would restrict President Trump's ability to take decisive action against narco-terrorist cartels operating in the Western Hemisphere where their criminal activity most directly threatens the safety and security of the American people.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) co-authored an op-ed alongside Markus Wiechel, a member of the Swedish Parliament, on the Cuban regime's long history of supporting terrorist groups and adversaries, including its active role today in one of the most urgent security threats: Russia's war against Ukraine.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hoy, los legisladores Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) y Carlos A. Giménez (FL-28) emitieron la siguiente declaración conjunta con respecto a la reciente decisión del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, por sus siglas en inglés) de suspender los trámites migratorios en Estados Unidos.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) and Carlos A. Giménez (FL-28) released the following joint statement regarding the recent U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s decision to halt immigration applications:
Washington, D.C. – House Appropriations Vice Chair and National Security Subcommittee Chairman Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL)—alongside Appropriators Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL) and Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV)—led a joint briefing with the House Foreign Affairs Committee to discuss the escalating violence and targeted persecution of Christians in Nigeria with religious freedom and foreign relations experts.