Díaz-Balart Congratulates Secretary Marco Rubio on CHLI Lifetime Leadership Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI), issued the following statement following CHLI’s “Lifetime Leadership Award” to Secretary Marco Rubio, the highest-ranking Latino government official:
“Secretary Marco Rubio is a dear and close friend who has made our community extremely proud. President Donald J. Trump made an excellent choice in appointing him to serve as our Secretary of State–he is an extraordinary, brilliant statesman and one of the most qualified and distinguished individuals to hold that position in decades.
"From our days together in Florida’s legislature to our collaboration on bicameral efforts, it has been an honor to work alongside him and to know him on a personal level. I have witnessed firsthand the discipline and dedication he brings to everything he does and represents. Secretary Rubio understands the importance of safeguarding our national security and is one of the staunchest defenders of the cause of freedom, especially in the face of anti-American, tyrannical regimes such as those in Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Iran, North Korea, and Communist China.
"Secretary Rubio’s career is a testament to his unwavering commitment to public service and to building a stronger America. It is also a powerful reminder to our community, and to young people everywhere, that the American Dream is still alive and well, and that anything is possible with hard work and dedication. I also want to recognize his wife, Jeanette Rubio, whose support has been crucial every step of the way.
I extend my heartfelt congratulations to him on receiving the CHLI Lifetime Leadership Award.”
Read Secretary Rubio's remarks here
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