Defense/National Security

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

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

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).

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.

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs, issued the following statement after the release of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs appropriations bill.

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 de la Cámara de Representantes, emitió la siguiente declaración luego de la publicación del proyecto de ley de Asignaciones para la Seguridad Nacional, Departamento de Estado y Programas Relacionados del Año Fiscal (FY) 2026.

MIAMI, FL - Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Chairman of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee, issued the following statement following the decision of President Trump and Secretary Rubio to