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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, issued the following statement after the release of the Fiscal Year 2027 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) appropriations bill.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), the Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations and member of the Defense Subcommittee on Appropriations, issued the following statement after the Committee’s unanimous approval of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs funding bill for fiscal year 2027: 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart, Dean of the Florida Delegation and Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs, issued the following statement commemorating the 65^th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs Invasion:

“On the 65th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs Invasion, we remember the brave Cuban patriots who risked everything in the fight for freedom against a brutal dictatorship.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs, issued the following statement after voting to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti.

MICCOSUKEE RESERVATION, FL – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee and Dean of the Florida Congressional Delegation, presented a $350,000 in federal funding to the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida Police Department to upgrade five marked Sport Utility Vehicles for the Miccosukee Tribe Police Departments.

These vehicles will enhance public safety by improving law enforcement visibility and emergency response, increasing officer presence, and deterring crime in the community.

HIALEAH, FL - Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee and Dean of the Florida Congressional Delegation, presented $4,900,000 in federal funding to the City of Hialeah for stormwater improvements in Southeast Hialeah. 

MICCOSUKEE RESERVATION, FL – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Dean of the Florida Congressional Delegation, invites members of the media to attend a check presentation ceremony on Thursday, April 9th at 11:00 a.m.

This event celebrates the $350,000 in federal funding secured by Congressman Díaz-Balart for the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida Police Department to upgrade five marked Sport Utility Vehicles for the Miccosukee Tribe Police Departments.

HIALEAH, FL – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Dean of the Florida Delegation, invites members of the media to attend a check presentation ceremony on Wednesday, April 8, at 11:30 a.m.