Diaz-Balart comments on President Obama's visit to Puerto Rico
Washington, D.C. –Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s visit to Puerto Rico.
“The President’s trip to Puerto Rico comes at a time when unemployment among Hispanics is at 11.9 percent, 2.8 percent above the national rate. These numbers are a clear indicator of the administration’s failed policies leaving American families, especially Hispanics, to pay the price. President Obama is now in his third year of office and has yet to fulfill the promises he made to Hispanics back in 2008. Unfortunately, the President only engages with the Hispanic community when it is necessary for re-election.
“I urge President Obama to reverse his policies that have been a dismal failure to the economy and job creation, the top two concerns among the Hispanic community,” concluded Diaz-Balart.