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January 8, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Dean of the Florida Delegation, issued the following statement expressing concern following the Democrats’ efforts to bring forward an irresponsible and costly extension of the COVID-era Obamacare subsidy program without proper guardrails.

“Americans deserve affordable health care, but extending a Democrat-led three-year COVID-era Obamacare subsidy program with zero guardrails will not make healthcare more affordable; it will make it costlier.

December 19, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Dean of the Florida Delegation, issued the following statement after voting earlier this week in favor of the

July 3, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Appropriations Vice Chairman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the historic H.R. 1, President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”:

Our healthcare system provides the best care in the world, but due to skyrocketing costs and loss of control, many Americans are unable to get access to the affordable, quality healthcare they deserve.


May 13, 2020

Diaz-Balart, Klobuchar, Cunningham Urge Administration to Raise Public Awareness of Plasma Donation Program

Letter to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) calls on agencies to take additional steps to share resources with the public

Those who have recovered from coronavirus (COVID-19) -- such as Diaz-Balart, Cunningham, and Klobuchar's husband, John Bessler -- have antibodies to the disease in their blood, which may help others fight the virus

Issues:Healthcare
April 30, 2020

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MIAMI, FL –– El congresista Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-25) se recuperó del coronavirus y se convirtió en un donante de plasma convaleciente COVID-19 con OneBlood, el centro de sangre sin fines de lucro que sirve a la Florida, Carolina del Norte y otras partes del sureste de los Estados Unidos.

Issues:Healthcare
April 30, 2020

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MIAMI, FL ­­–– U.S. Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25) has recovered from coronavirus and became a COVID-19 convalescent plasma donor with OneBlood, the not-for-profit blood center serving Florida, North Carolina and other parts of the southeastern United States.

COVID-19 convalescent plasma is an experimental treatment that has been approved by the FDA to be used to treat critically ill coronavirus patients.

Issues:Healthcare
April 23, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. ­­–– Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25) released the following statement after the passage of H.R. 266, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, which would provide additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program while also allocating additionalresources to help hospitals and increase testing capabilities.