Press Releases
May 17, 2012
Congressman Diaz-Balart called for the immediate release of four brave activists working to bring human rights and democracy to the oppressed people of North Korea.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
May 17, 2012
Representatives Diaz-Balart, Ros-Lehtinen, Sires, and Rivera sent a letter to Secretary Hillary Clinton expressing outrage that the Obama Administration provided entry visas to high-level Cuban Communist Party operatives Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, Eusebio Leal, and Mariela Castro Espin, while the regime continues to imprison American aid worker Alan Gross.
Issues:CubaForeign Affairs
May 16, 2012
Rep. Diaz-Balart applauds the enforcement of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which went into effect yesterday.
Issues:Foreign AffairsTrade
May 15, 2012
Rep. Diaz-Balart offered the following statement for the Congressional Record, commemorating the life of political activist Orlando Zapata Tamayo, a prominent figure in the fight for democracy on the island of Cuba:
Issues:Cuba
May 10, 2012
Congressman Diaz-Balart and Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen went on the floor of the House today to give a colloquy on H.R. 5652, the Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act.
May 2, 2012
Congressman Diaz-Balart will host a reception in honor of the 2012 Congressional Art Competition “An Artistic Discovery” on Thursday, May 3.
April 25, 2012
Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court oral arguments on SB 1070, Arizona’s immigration law.
Issues:Immigration
April 25, 2012
Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement in response to the implementation of the IRS new Law Enforcement Assistance Pilot Program, exclusively for the state of Florida.
Issues:Tax Relief
April 24, 2012
Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement in response to the 2012 Medicare Trustees Report stating that the Social Security fund will be exhausted by 2033 and Medicare in 2024 – few years sooner than previously reported.
Issues:Healthcare
April 19, 2012
Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement in response to the passage of H.R. 9, the Small Business Tax Cut Act of 2012, which provides all small businesses with a 20 percent tax deduction.