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PortMiami gets a financial boost to make it an economic powerhouse | Opinion
Miami Herald
Op-Ed: Mario Diaz-Balart
February 14, 2020
El Puerto de Miami recibe el impulso para ser un motor económico
El Nuevo Herald
Columna: Mario Diaz-Balart
14 de febrero de 2020
Los puertos marítimos son esenciales para el crecimiento económico de nuestra nación, respaldando 31 millones de empleos y generando casi $5.4 billones en actividad económica.
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.
MIAMI – Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25), Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, announced Miami-Dade County would receive an $11 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Bus and Bus Facilities grant program. Diaz-Balart's subcommittee funds this grant program and brought $400 million worth of new funding in his fiscal year 2018 bill.