Press Releases

"I support legislation that reduces emissions and that would invest in renewable energy to help lessen our dangerous dependence on foreign sources of energy. Unfortunately, the cap and trade bill before Congress amounts to all pain, imposing a national energy tax on all Americans, with little, if any, gain for the environment or our country."

U.S. Congressman Diaz-Balart joined a bipartisan Congressional Delegation trip to Haiti today led by Rep. Kendrick B. Meek (D-FL) and with his colleagues Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL).

This week Miami-Dade County will co-host the South Miami-Dade Career Resources Expo at the Southland Mall in Cutler Bay in conjunction with Congressman Diaz-Balart’s office and other community organizations.

Congressman Diaz-Balart today introduced the Highway Trust Fund Reclamation Act (the “RECLAIM” Act) which would rescind unused funds, with the exception of highway funding, from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the so-called “Stimulus Bill” and assign those funds to the soon to be insolvent Highway Trust Fund.

Today Congressman Diaz-Balart and Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL) announced that they have introduced the Congressional Contaminated Drywall Caucus in the House of Representatives.

Today, Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL) and Congressman Diaz-Balart sent a letter to the respective leaders of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations urging that emergency funding be included in the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2009 for Chinese drywall investigations by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and other federal agencies.

Today Congressman Diaz-Balart marked the start of the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season by urging our community to prepare.

Congressman Diaz-Balart made the following statement regarding the appointment of U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta as the new Dean of the Florida International University Law School.