Foreign Affairs

Diaz-Balart: Diaz-Balart se reunió con miembros de la comunidad nicaragüense en el sur de la Florida

MIAMI – Díaz-Balart emitió la siguiente declaración luego de reunirse con miembros de la comunidad nicaragüense en el sur de la Florida en el primer aniversario de las protestas contra el gobierno de Nicaragua.

MIAMI – Diaz-Balart issued the following statement after meeting with members of the Nicaraguan community in South Florida on the first anniversary of anti-government protests.

"Today marks one year since thousands of courageous Nicaraguans took to the streets to protest the oppressive Ortega regime and its arbitrary measures against social security. On the first anniversary of these protests, I was honored to meet with members of our Southern Florida Nicaraguan community to discuss ways to tighten pressure on the Ortega regime and promote democracy in Nicaragua.

WASHINGTON, D.C. ­­– Diaz-Balart issued the following statement following the Trump Administration's decision to allow lawsuits against traffickers in confiscated property, and to prohibit U.S. entry to those traffickers, as authorized in the LIBERTAD Act of 1996.

WASHINGTON, D.C. ­­– Diaz-Balart emitió la siguiente declaración tras la decisión de la Administración del presidente Trump de permitir juicios contra traficantes de bienes confiscados y la prohibición de entrada a esas personas a EE.UU., según la autorización contenida en la Ley LIBERTAD de 1996.

WASHINGTON ­­– Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-25) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives unanimously approved important legislation on Venezuela.

"As an original cosponsor of the Venezuela Arms Restriction Act (HR 920), I strongly support preventing the sale of weapons to Venezuela's security services. These weapons could be used to further violently oppress the Venezuelan people, and to benefit drug trafficking, corruption, and other criminal activity of Maduro and his cronies," Diaz-Balart said.

Diaz-Balart: Hoy apoyé una importante legislación para abordar las graves preocupaciones de seguridad nacional planteadas por el régimen de Maduro.

WASHINGTON – El congresista Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-25) emitió la siguiente declaración luego de que La Cámara de Representantes aprobara, por unanimidad, importante legislación sobre Venezuela.

WASHINGTON ­­– On Monday, March 25, Florida Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25) and Frederica Wilson (FL-24) hosted a meeting with victims of the defective Chinese Drywall and their attorneys to discuss their decade-long battle with these negligent Chinese companies. This event was held as a bipartisan effort following a letter recently signed by various members of the Florida delegation, including Senator Rubio, which urges the Administration to take the necessary measures against these Chinese companies.

WASHINGTON ­­– Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25) issued the following statement after the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Venezuela's state-run mining company, Minervan and its president, Adrian Antonio Perdoma Mata, for corruption and contributing to the deteriorating situation in Venezuela.