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May 20, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mario Díaz-Balart, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs, issued the following statement following the announcement of the indictment of Raúl Castro: 

May 20, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hoy el legislador Mario Díaz-Balart, presidente de la Subcomisión de Asignaciones de la Cámara de Representantes sobre Seguridad Nacional, Departamento de Estado y Programas Relacionados, emitió la siguiente declaración tras el anuncio de la acusación formal contra Raúl Castro:

May 20, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, 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, issued the following statement commemorating Cuban Independence Day: 

May 20, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hoy, el legislador Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), vicepresidente de la Comisión de Asignaciones de la Cámara de Representantes y presidente de la Subcomisión sobre Seguridad Nacional, Departamento de Estado y Programas Relacionados, emitió la siguiente declaración conmemorando el Día de la Independencia de Cuba: 

May 19, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), María Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Carlos A. Giménez (FL-28), and Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) will host a joint press conference making the case for indicting Raúl Castro following his involvement in the 1996 shootdown of the Brothers to the Rescue civilian aircraft and highlighting the national security threat that the Castro regime poses to the United States.