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February 5, 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 Chairman of the Defense Subcommittee Ken Calvert (R-CA) released a statement in support of President Trump’s implementation of a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM) restoring maximum pressure on the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, denying Iran all paths to a nuclear weapon, and countering Iran's malign infl

February 4, 2025

Miami, FL – On Sunday, Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) joined This Week in South Florida to discuss President Trump's tariffs, immigration, Venezuela, and Guantanamo Bay.

January 29, 2025

MIAMI, FL - Today, Reps. Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Carlos A. Giménez (FL-28), and María Elvira Salazar (FL-27), released the following joint statement regarding Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelan nationals:

The lawmakers said: "The regime of Nicolás Maduro is one of the world’s most repressive dictatorships, and its mounting failures have led to one of the largest migration crises in history, with millions of Venezuelans being forced to flee the brutal and oppressive regime.

January 17, 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 Chairman of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Robert Aderholt (R-AL) released the below statement regarding the Biden Administration’s illegal use of taxpayer dollars to perform abortions within the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program:

January 15, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – El legislador Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), decano de la delegación congresional de Florida, emitió la siguiente declaración tras ser nombrado para continuar ejerciendo como presidente de la Subcomisión que determina los fondos para la política exterior de EE.UU., ademas de ser miembro de la Subcomision de Defensa.

January 15, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) issued the following statement after being named to continue as Chair of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations, in addition to serving as a member of the Defense Subcommittee during the 119th Congress.

January 6, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) issued the following statement after meeting with the President-elect of Venezuela, Mr. Edmundo González Urrutia, and Representatives María Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Carlos A. Giménez (FL-28), and Mike Waltz (FL-6), incoming National Security Advisor in the Trump Administration:

December 20, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), Chairman of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations, joined Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairwoman María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Ranking Member Joaquin Castro (D-TX) and Reps. Carlos A.

December 9, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congressmen Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Vern Buchanan (FL-16), and Byron Donalds (FL-19), Florida members of the House Republicans' Steering Committee, issued the following statement regarding the selection of Rep. Brian Mast (FL-21) as Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee during the 119th Congress:

“Congratulations to our dear friend and colleague, Congressman Brian Mast, on being selected as the next Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

November 26, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Chairman of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations, was featured in Congressman Mike Simpson's (ID-2)