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July 13, 2026

MIAMI, FL - Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Chairman of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations, issued the following statement in solidarity with the Cuban people on the fifth anniversary of the July 11, 2021, pro-democracy protests in Cuba:

“Today, we stand in solidarity with the brave Cuban people who, on July 11, 2021, made history by rising up across the island to demand freedom, dignity, and an end to decades of tyranny.

July 8, 2026

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Op-ed: REP MARIO DIAZ-BALART: We are stopping Cuba from trafficking doctors for profit

July 5, 2026

June 23, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Appropriations National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee Chairman Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL-26) testified before the House Committee on Rules in support of

June 8, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee and Dean of the Florida Delegation, issued the following statement after the House passage of the

June 8, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after the House Appropriations Committee approved the

June 2, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, House Appropriations Committee Vice Chair and Chairman of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee (NSRP), Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart, delivered the following opening remarks during the NSRP Budget Hearing on Tuesday, June 2nd at 2:00 PM ET.

June 2, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations and Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs, will hold a Department of State and Related Programs Budget Hearing on Tuesday, June 2nd at 2:00 PM ET.

May 20, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mario Díaz-Balart, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs, issued the following statement following the announcement of the indictment of Raúl Castro: 

May 20, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hoy el legislador Mario Díaz-Balart, presidente de la Subcomisión de Asignaciones de la Cámara de Representantes sobre Seguridad Nacional, Departamento de Estado y Programas Relacionados, emitió la siguiente declaración tras el anuncio de la acusación formal contra Raúl Castro: