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. – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, the Department of State, and Related Programs of the House Committee on Appropriations, spoke on the House floor in opposition to a War Powers resolution that would restrict President Trump's ability to take decisive action against narco-terrorist cartels operating in the Western Hemisphere where their criminal activity most directly threatens the safety and security of the American people.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) co-authored an op-ed alongside Markus Wiechel, a member of the Swedish Parliament, on the Cuban regime's long history of supporting terrorist groups and adversaries, including its active role today in one of the most urgent security threats: Russia's war against Ukraine.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hoy, los legisladores Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) y Carlos A. Giménez (FL-28) emitieron la siguiente declaración conjunta con respecto a la reciente decisión del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, por sus siglas en inglés) de suspender los trámites migratorios en Estados Unidos.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) and Carlos A. Giménez (FL-28) released the following joint statement regarding the recent U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s decision to halt immigration applications:
Washington, D.C. – House Appropriations Vice Chair and National Security Subcommittee Chairman Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL)—alongside Appropriators Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL) and Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV)—led a joint briefing with the House Foreign Affairs Committee to discuss the escalating violence and targeted persecution of Christians in Nigeria with religious freedom and foreign relations experts.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, December 2nd, House Appropriations Committee Vice Chair and National Security Subcommittee Chairman Mario Díaz-Balart, joined by fellow Appropriators and members of the Foreign Affairs and Financial Services Committees, will convene a joint briefing with the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom and other experts to spotlight the escalating violence and targeted persecution of Christians in Nigeria.
MIAMI, FL – El legislador Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL-26), presidente de la Subcomisión que determina los fondos para la política exterior de EE.UU. de la Comision de Asignaciones de la Cámara de Representantes y una de las voces principales de la política exterior de nuestra nación, anunció que él, junto con los legisladores Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25), María Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27), Carlos A.
MIAMI, FL – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL-26), Chair of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee on the House Appropriations Committee and a leading voice of our nation’s foreign policy, announced that he, alongside Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25), María Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27), Carlos A. Giménez (R-FL-28), Lois Frankel (D-FL-22), and Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11) filed a bipartisan amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Havana Docks Corp. v.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26) issued the following statement on Rep.