Press Releases
March 23, 2010
Congressman Diaz-Balart will host a Special Orders Hour on the Floor of the House to bring attention the unjust death of Orlando Zapata Tamayo, the recent hunger strikes by political prisoners, the deplorable conditions in Castro’s jails and the human rights violations in Cuba.
Issues:Cuba
March 21, 2010
Today Congressman Diaz-Balart voted against the Obama/Pelosi government takeover of health care and made the following statement.
Issues:Healthcare
March 18, 2010
Today the Congressional Hispanic Conference made the following statement regarding the Democratic takeover of Healthcare.
Issues:Healthcare
March 16, 2010
Today Congressman Diaz-Balart spoke on the House floor about the importance of preserving Medicare for our seniors.
Issues:Healthcare
March 12, 2010
Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, along with her colleagues Reps. Diaz-Balart, Diaz-Balart, Meek, Wasserman-Schultz, Mack, Sires and others introduced a Resolution yesterday (Thursday) in the House that recognizes the life of Cuban political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo and calls for a renewed focus on the deplorable human rights situation of the Castro dictatorship.
Issues:Cuba
March 10, 2010
Congressman Diaz-Balart made the following statement regarding the release of Florida’s unemployment numbers.
March 5, 2010
Congressmen Diaz-Balart is taking part in a bi-partisan Congressional Delegation Visit to Port-Au-Prince, Haiti to assess the damage caused during the January 12th Earthquake and conditions on the ground.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
March 5, 2010
Congressman Diaz-Balart departed early this morning on a bipartisan Congressional Delegation Visit to Port-Au-Prince, Haiti to assess the damage caused during the January 12th Earthquake and conditions on the ground.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
March 4, 2010
Representatives Diaz-Balart, Ros-Lehtinen, and Diaz-Balart, sent the following letter to President Obama today requesting support for earthquake stricken Chile.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
March 4, 2010
The following is the statement of U.S. Rep. Diaz-Balart, Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Subcommittee Ranking Member, from today’s hearing on addressing disasters in cities and the recommendations of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.