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December 11, 2025

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL-26), joined fellow Congressional Everglades Caucus Co-Chair, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25), in releasing the following statement celebrating the 25thanniversary of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP):

December 2, 2025

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.

December 1, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, December 2nd, House Appropriations Committee Vice Chair and National Security Subcommittee Chairman Mario Díaz-Balart, joined by fellow Appropriators and members of the Foreign Affairs and Financial Services Committees, will convene a joint briefing with the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom and other experts to spotlight the escalating violence and targeted persecution of Christians in Nigeria.

November 12, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after voting to reopen the government:

“No shutdown has ever achieved anything, and this one was a colossal failure. All Democrats did was hold hostage the livelihood of Americans, using them as leverage to protect their political survival. 

November 4, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – While Democrats continue their theatrics, forcing government employees to work without pay for a full month and risking programs like SNAP and WIC, Republicans have been working hard to help the people impacted by this prolonged, unnecessary shutdown.

November 3, 2025

WASHINGTON D.C. – House Appropriations Committee Vice Chair and Chairman of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK), and Legislative Branch Subcommittee Vice Chair Riley Moore (R-WV) – who has routinely advocated to end religious persecution – released a statement commending 

October 31, 2025

Southern Florida – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Dean of the Florida Delegation and Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, commended President Donald J.

October 28, 2025

Southern Florida – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Dean of the Florida Delegation and Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, participated today in a roundtable with Florida fruit and vegetable growers regarding the urgent consequences of the ongoing Schumer shutdown.

October 24, 2025

MIAMI, FL – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart, Dean of the Florida Delegation and Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, celebrated the launch of Miami-Dade County’s long-awaited first-ever Metro Express Bus Rapid Transit System to South Dade – made possible in large part by the $109.4 million in federal funding he delivered. This service will officially start on October 27, 2025, and is the first of six SMART Plan corridors that will relieve congestion, reduce commute times, and support economic growth across Miami-Dade.

October 21, 2025
MIAMI, FL – On Wednesday, October 22, Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) will attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the launch of Miami-Dade County’s long-awaited first-ever Metro Express Bus Rapid Transit System to South Dade. This event marks a monumental milestone following the $109.4 million in federal funding Díaz-Balart delivered through the Trump Administration’s U.S.