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March 8, 2018
Congressman Diaz-Balart, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, along with 15 bipartisan members of the Florida delegation, wrote to Agriculture Secretary Perdue to request that any disaster relief payments to producers not be subject to strict payment and income limitations typically used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
January 25, 2018
Congressman Diaz-Balart today hosted roundtables in Collier and Hendry Counties to discuss hurricane recovery efforts with local officials and community leaders.
December 21, 2017
Congressman Diaz-Balart, Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, today spoke in support of H.R. 4667, Supplemental Disaster Assistance in the wake of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the 2017 wildfires, ahead of its passage.
December 18, 2017
Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25), Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement after additional supplemental disaster relief was introduced.
November 29, 2017
Congressman Diaz-Balart, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement regarding the Office of Management and Budget’s most recent supplemental funding request for natural disaster response and recovery.
Issues:AgricultureAppropriations
June 7, 2016
Congressman Diaz-Balart, Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations, released the following statement after the White House announced the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council was awarded the rural Promise Zone designation.
January 29, 2014
Congressman Diaz-Balart, member of the House Committee on Appropriations, released the following statement after passage of the 2014 Farm Bill.
August 26, 2013
Congressman Diaz-Balart met with members of Florida’s agriculture industry earlier this afternoon in LaBelle.
January 15, 2010
On Monday, Congressmen Diaz-Balart and Adam Putnam (R-FL) will tour Pacific Collier Fresh in Immokalee and Six L's Farm in Naples and meet with local farm workers to assess damage following the recent winter freeze in Florida.
Issues:Agriculture
January 7, 2010
Recently, Restaurant Associates, the food service provider for the U.S. House of Representatives, announced that all tomatoes sold in the House dining facilities during the winter months will come directly from Immokalee.
Issues:Agriculture