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October 30, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Today, Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-25), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19), Dan Newhouse (R-WA-04), Collin Peterson (D-MN-07), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20), Mike Simpson (R-ID-02), and Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-01) introduced the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, to provide a compromise solution for American agriculture.
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October 19, 2018
Congressman Diaz-Balart received the “Friend of Farm Bureau” award from the Florida Farm Bureau and the American Farm Bureau Federation for his work to support America’s farmers and ranchers. Diaz-Balart, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, secured federal funding to help Florida’s agriculture industry recover after the 2017 hurricane season, which devastated farms, groves, and ranches across the state.
Issues:Agriculture
October 12, 2018
Congressman Diaz-Balart joined Congressmen Curbelo and Lawson Jr. as an original cosponsor of the bipartisan Trade Agriculture Improvement Act.
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Diaz-Balart: USDA Grant Will Help Florida’s Farmers, Ranchers, and Growers as They Rebuild from Irma
September 20, 2018
Congressman Diaz-Balart, a member of the House Specialty Crops Caucus, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Florida was a recipient of $4.35 million through its Specialty Crop Block Grant program.
Issues:Agriculture
August 15, 2018
Congressman Diaz-Balart issued the following statement after the Hendry County School District was awarded an $196,000 Rural Business Development Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Issues:Agriculture
June 21, 2018
Congressman Diaz-Balart issued the following statement after the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill.
Issues:Agriculture
May 17, 2018
Congressman Diaz-Balart, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after the Committee approved the fiscal year 2019 Agriculture Appropriations bill.
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April 6, 2018
Congressman Diaz-Balart, a senior member of the House Committee on Appropriations, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the implementation of up to $2.36 billion in disaster payments in response to the 2017 hurricane season and wildfires.
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