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September 23, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – From Congress to the White House, the Republican agenda has been clear: disrupting the broken status quo.

From FY26 appropriations signed into law by President Trump to the FY27 bills advanced out of the full committee, with multiple passed across the House floor, there have been fundamental shifts in how Washington does business: 

September 21, 2026

MIAMI, FL – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Dean of the Florida Delegation, Vice Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs, and member of the Defense Subcommittee, hosted his 19th Annual Service Academy Day on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at U.S. Southern Command.

September 17, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Dean of the Florida Delegation, Vice Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations and Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs, released the following statement after the passage of H.R. 9497, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026:

September 17, 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, delivers opening remarks at Subcommittee hearing with U.S. Trade and Investment Agencies to Empower Economic Growth and Strategic Partnerships:

September 17, 2026

MIAMI, FL – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Dean of the Florida Delegation, Vice Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations and Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs, will host his annual Service Academy Day on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. at U.S. Southern Command:

September 1, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – El congresista Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), vicepresidente del Comité de Asignaciones de la Cámara de Representantes y presidente del Subcomité de Seguridad Nacional, Departamento de Estado y Programas Relacionados celebra la aprobación de una resolución condenando y denunciando al socialismo en todas sus formas:

“El socialismo y el control del gobierno sobre nuestras vidas no tienen cabida en los Estados Unidos. Va en contra de nuestra forma de vida y del sueño americano.

September 1, 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, celebrates the Passage of H. Res. 1490, Providing for the Condemnation and Denouncement of Socialism in all its Forms:

“Socialism and the government takeover of our lives have no place in America. It is anathema to our way of life and the American Dream.

September 1, 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, commends the passage of H.R. 6500, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act:

“I am proud to have voted in favor of keeping the American government open and ensuring that our troops, law enforcement officers, and air traffic controllers continue to receive their pay.

August 17, 2026

MIAMI, FL - 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, attends ribbon cutting ceremony of AAR’s new airframe MRO facility expansion.

August 13, 2026

MIAMI, FL - El congresista Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), vicepresidente del Comité de Asignaciones de la Cámara de Representantes y presidente del Subcomité de Seguridad Nacional, Departamento de Estado y Programas Relacionados, asistió a la ceremonia de nombramiento de una calle en honor de su hermano, el congresista Lincoln Díaz-Balart.