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July 21, 2025

MIAMI, FL – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Dean of the Florida Delegation and House Appropriations Committee Vice Chair, and Chairman of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee, issued the following statement in celebration of the groundbreaking ceremony for PortMiami’s new Phytosanitary and Cold Chain Processing Facility:

 

July 21, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning, 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), joined Cheryl Casone on Mornings with Maria on Fox Business to discuss the NSRP Fiscal Year 2026 funding bill, concerns over a potential Democrat-led government shutdown, and allegations surrounding former President Obama’s role in the Russia collusion hoax against President Trump.

July 18, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. –House Appropriations Vice Chair Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) issued the following statement after the House Appropriations Committee approved the

July 18, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Appropriations Committee Vice Chair and Chairman of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) Subcommittee Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed

July 18, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee and Member of the Defense Subcommittee on House Appropriations, issued the following statement after the House approved the

July 17, 2025

MIAMI, FL – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) will hold a media availability for the groundbreaking ceremony of PortMiami’s new Phytosanitary and Cold Chain Processing Facility, which he championed and funded. This media availability will be held on Monday, July 21st, at 9:30 AM ET at 7449 NW 12th Street, Miami, FL 33144 (vacant land, southwest of Miami International Airport).

July 16, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL-26) and Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23), Co-Chairs of the Friends of Egypt Caucus, reintroduced the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2025, a bipartisan bill that implements a new modernized strategy for designating the global Muslim Brotherhood (MB) as a terrorist group.

This bill directs the President and Secretary of State to use their statutory authority to sanction the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization.

July 15, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Dean of the Florida Delegation, issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s fulfillment of its 90-day commitment to