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January 27, 2026

Collier County, FL – On Wednesday, January 28, Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Everglades Caucus, will attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony commemorating the completion of the Picayune Strand Restoration Project, one of the largest wetland restoration efforts in the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP).

January 23, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee and member of the Defense Subcommittee, issued the following statement after House passage of

January 21, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) highlighted key funding priorities and policy provisions secured following House passage of the Fiscal Year 2026

January 20, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) and Carlos A. Giménez (FL-28) met with María Corina Machado, where they reaffirmed unwavering support and solidarity with the cause of freedom in Venezuela, María Corina Machado, and President-elect Edmundo González Urrutia as the duly-elected representatives of the people.

January 20, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hoy, los legisladores Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) y Carlos A. Giménez (FL-28) se reunieron con María Corina Machado, y reafirmaron su apoyo y solidaridad inquebrantables con la causa de la libertad en Venezuela, así como con María Corina Machado y con el Presidente electo Edmundo González Urrutia, como los representantes legítimamente electos por el pueblo.

January 20, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, co-chairs of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus Reps. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Andy Barr (R-KY), and Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) released the following statement:

“As co-chairs of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, we reaffirm the United States’ strong commitment to Taiwan, guided by the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances.

January 14, 2026

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 (NSRP), celebrated the House passage of his Fiscal Year 2026 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Act, which was passed a key component of a legislative minibus that also included the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act.

January 8, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Dean of the Florida Delegation, issued the following statement expressing concern following the Democrats’ efforts to bring forward an irresponsible and costly extension of the COVID-era Obamacare subsidy program without proper guardrails.

“Americans deserve affordable health care, but extending a Democrat-led three-year COVID-era Obamacare subsidy program with zero guardrails will not make healthcare more affordable; it will make it costlier.

January 8, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after House passage of three Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bills: Commerce, Justice, and Science, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies, and the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies.