Cuba

MEDIA ADVISORY: House GOP Cuban-Americans to Condemn Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus' Secret Trip to Cuba, Insist on State Department to Adhere to the Law and Keep Cuba on State-Sponsor of Terrorism List

March 7, 2024

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), María Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Carlos Giménez (FL-28), and Rosa María Paya will hold a press conference to condemn the Congressional Progressive Caucus' trip to Cuba, highlight the human rights atrocities committed by Cuba's communist regime, and call on the State Department to keep Cuba on the State-Sponsor of Terrorism List.

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Díaz-Balart Denounces the Cuban Regime's Dangerous Interference in U.S. Elections

December 19, 2023

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WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs of the House Committee on Appropriations, issued the following statement denouncing the Cuban regime's dangerous interference in U.S. elections:

Issues:CubaForeign Affairs

Proyecto de Ley de la Subcomisión de Asignaciones sobre el Departamento de Estado, Operaciones Extranjeras y Programas Relacionados de Díaz-Balart para el Año Fiscal 24 Aprobado por la Cámara

September 29, 2023

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – El Congresista Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Presidente de la Subcomisión sobre el Departamento de Estado, Operaciones Extranjeras y Programas Relacionados, en la Comisión de Asignaciones de la Cámara de Representantes, emitió la siguiente declaración tras la aprobación H.R. 4665, el proyecto de ley de financiacion de la Subcomisión del Departamento de Estado, Operaciones Extranjeras y Programas Relacionados del Año Fiscal 2024.

Issues:AppropriationsCubaForeign AffairsFiscal Responsibility

Díaz-Balart's Bill to Fund State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Passes House

September 29, 2023

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, of the House Committee on Appropriations, issued the following statement after the passage H.R. 4665, State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs bill for fiscal year 2024.

Issues:AppropriationsCubaForeign AffairsFiscal Responsibility

Díaz-Balart Statement Regarding Cuban Nationals Released on I-220A

September 13, 2023

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) issued the following statement regarding the Board of Immigration Appeals ruling regarding Cuban nationals released on I-220A:

"I am deeply outraged by the Biden Administration’s grotesque and irresponsible immigration decisions, which are causing confusion, chaos, and injustice. I raised these concerns last year, soon after Cuban nationals escaping totalitarianism started to receive the I-220A form from the Department of Homeland Security.

Issues:CubaForeign AffairsImmigration

English/Español: Díaz-Balart Statement on Díaz-Canel Announced Visit to the United Nations

August 22, 2023

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WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) issued the following statement regarding Díaz-Canel's announced visit to the United Nations (U.N.):

“I am appalled by the Biden Administration’s appeasement of dangerous adversaries and rewarding human rights abusers, this time by granting the special privilege of U.S. entry to Cuba’s Díaz-Canel, and the rest of his “delegation” of thugs, particularly after the expulsion of Cuban diplomat-spies over the past two decades from the missions in New York and Washington, D.C. for espionage.

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ICYMI: Rep. Díaz-Balart in the Washington Examiner: More strength, less waste: House foreign policy bill funds national security by drastically reducing wasteful spending | Opinion

July 14, 2023

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Washington Examiner

Op-Ed: Mario Díaz-Balart

July 14, 2023

Issues:AppropriationsCubaForeign AffairsFiscal Responsibility

AVISO DE PRENSA: REP. DÍAZ-BALART ASISTIRÁ A UNA CEREMONIA DE NOMBRAMIENTO DE LA CALLE "PATRIA Y VIDA" JUNTO AL ALCALDE DE LA CUIDAD DE HIALEAH ESTEBAN BOVO Y EL AYUNTAMIENTO DE LA CUIDAD DE HIALEAH

July 7, 2023

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Miami, FL – El lunes, 10 de julio de 2023, a las 3:00 p.m., el congresista Mario Díaz-Balart se unirá al alcalde de la Ciudad de Hialeah, Esteban Bovo, y el Ayuntamiento de la Cuidad de Hialeah para la ceremonia de nombramiento de la avenida Patria y Vida.

Issues:CubaForeign Affairs

MEDIA ADVISORY: REP. DÍAZ-BALART TO JOIN CITY OF HIALEAH MAYOR ESTEBAN BOVO FOR THE "PATRIA Y VIDA" STREET NAMING CEREMONY

July 7, 2023

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Miami, FL – On Monday, July 10, 2023, at 3:00 p.m., Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart will join the City of Hialeah Mayor Esteban Bovo and the Hialeah City Council for the Patria y Vida Street Naming Ceremony.

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Issues:CubaForeign Affairs

AVISO DE PRENSA: LUNES: REP. DÍAZ-BALART ASISTIRÁ A LA MESA REDONDA PRESIDIDA POR EL REP. MCCAUL EN EL SEGUNDO ANIVERSARIO DE LAS HISTÓRICAS PROTESTAS PRO-DEMOCRACIA DEL 11 DE JULIO EN CUBA

July 7, 2023

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Miami, FL – El lunes, 10 de julio de 2023, a las 10:30 a.m, el congresista Mario Díaz-Balart, presidente de la Subcomisión sobre el Departamento de Estado, Operaciones Extranjeras y Programas Relacionados en la Comisión de Asignaciones de la Cámara de Representantes, se unirá al presidente de la Comisión de Asuntos Exteriores de la Cámara de Representantes, Michael McCaul (R-TX), en una mesa redonda bipartidista con activistas cubanos pro-democracia en relación con los continuos actos de represión perpetrados por el régimen brutal en la isla.

Issues:CubaForeign Affairs