Press Releases
January 13, 2012
Congressman Diaz-Balart called for the immediate release of democracy activists Ivonne Malleza Galano, Ignacio Martínez Montejo, and Isabel Hayde Alvarez Mosqueda, who were brutally detained on November 30, 2011 for protesting Cuba's crushing hunger and poverty in Havana’s Fraternity Park.
Issues:Cuba
January 11, 2012
Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement as Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continues on his "Hate America" tour in Latin America.
January 9, 2012
Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement regarding Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visit to Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba, and Ecuador.
December 18, 2011
Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement in response to Former President Vaclav Havel’s passing.
Issues:CubaForeign Affairs
December 16, 2011
Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement in response to the final fiscal year (FY) 2012 Appropriations bill.
December 12, 2011
U.S. Congressman Diaz-Balart and Member of the European Parliament, Antonio López-Istúriz (EPP-Spain), issued a joint statement today denouncing Nicaragua’s November 6 elections.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
December 1, 2011
Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement in response to President Obama’s statement regarding Israel.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
November 17, 2011
Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement on the passage of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Agriculture, Commerce/Justice/Science (CSJ), and Transportation/Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations bills – also known as a “Mini-Bus.”
Issues:Fiscal Responsibility
November 2, 2011
Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement regarding the Obama administration’s constant criticism towards Israel.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
October 27, 2011
Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement after the House passed, with his support, H.R. 674, a bill to repeal a new and costly tax provision enacted in Section 511 of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005.
Issues:Tax Relief