Defense/National Security
The federal government's most important priority is to "provide for the common defense" and "secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.
As we all know too well, Semptember 11, 2001 was a horrific day full of devastation and destruction. It also reminded us of just how vulnerable we really are and that we need to take measures to help ensure our safety.
While we must be proactive and diligent in the fight against terrorism, we must be careful to balance security concerns with civil liberties. Attempting to provide absolute security to law-abiding American citizens could undermine the freedoms that have made America the sole global superpower.
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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:
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:
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, 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, issued the following statement commemorating Cuban Independence Day:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hoy, el legislador Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), vicepresidente de la Comisión de Asignaciones de la Cámara de Representantes y presidente de la Subcomisión sobre Seguridad Nacional, Departamento de Estado y Programas Relacionados, emitió la siguiente declaración conmemorando el Día de la Independencia de Cuba:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), María Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Carlos A. Giménez (FL-28), and Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) will host a joint press conference making the case for indicting Raúl Castro following his involvement in the 1996 shootdown of the Brothers to the Rescue civilian aircraft and highlighting the national security threat that the Castro regime poses to the United States.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), the Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations and member of the Defense Subcommittee on Appropriations, issued the following statement after the passage of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs funding bill for fiscal year 2027:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mario Díaz- Balart (FL-26), Vice Chairman and co-founder of the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI), issued the following statement ahead of CHLI’s 22nd Annual Gala and Leadership Awards, where Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa Azin will receive the CHLI Founders International Leadership Award:
“I am proud to congratulate President Daniel Noboa Azin on receiving the CHLI Founders International Leadership Award.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs, issued the following statement after House Republicans voted to extend S.1318, the Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act, through April 2029:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hoy el legislador Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), vicepresidente de la Comisión de Asignaciones de la Cámara de Representantes y presidente de la Subcomisión sobre Seguridad Nacional, Departamento de Estado, y Programas Relacionados, emitió la siguiente declaración tras la aprobación del proyecto de ley de Asignaciones para la Seguridad Nacional, Departamento de Estado y Programas Relacionados (NSRP, por sus siglas en inglés) del Año Fiscal 2027.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, 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, issued the following statement after the Committee’s approval of the Fiscal Year 2027 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) appropriations bill.