Foreign Affairs

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 

MIAMI, FL — Today, Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, the Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP), welcomed political prisoner, independent journalist, and leader of the Unión Patriótica de Cuba,

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Latino-Jewish Caucus, Representatives Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), and Tony Gonzales (R-TX), issued the following joint statement marking the passage of two years since Hamas’ October 7^th terrorist attack:

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Chairman of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations and Co-Chair of the Congressional Latino-Jewish Caucus, issued the following statement marking the second anniversary of the brutal, terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas on October 7, 2023.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, the Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP), hosted a virtual national security briefing featuring members of the Ukrainian intelligence and Ukrainian Parliament to expose the alarming presence of thousands of Cuban regime troops fighting alongside Russia in the ongoing war against Ukraine.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) will host a virtual national security briefing featuring members of the Ukrainian intelligence and Ukrainian Parliament to expose the alarming presence of thousands of Cuban regime troops fighting alongside Russia in the war against Ukraine.

This underscores the malign alliance between Russia and Cuba and highlights Russia’s dangerous reach in the Western Hemisphere, which has serious implications for U.S. and regional security.

When: 09/18/25

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 government funding bill and the importance of passing the House appropriations bill, the deployment of military assets to the waters off Venezuela, and President Trump's firm stance and leadership in countering narco-terrorist cartels.