Press Releases
July 20, 2009
Today Congressman Diaz-Balart made the following statement on the 199th anniversary of Colombia’s independence from Spain.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
July 17, 2009
Today Congressmen Mario Diaz-Balart and Lincoln Diaz-Balart co-sponsored a resolution supporting Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian Nationals currently living in the U.S. H.Con.Res.144 was introduced by Congressman Alcee L. Hastings of Florida.
Issues:Foreign AffairsImmigration
July 17, 2009
This week the Congressional Friends of Spain Caucus was re-introduced in the House of Representatives with a kick-off reception honoring Congressman Xavier Becerra and Governor of Puerto Rico Luis Fortuño, who served as inaugural co-chairs of the Caucus last Congress.
Issues:Foreign AffairsTrade
July 16, 2009
The following is the statement of U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart(R-FL), Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Subcommittee Ranking Member, from today’s hearing to examine federal green buildings initiatives.
July 16, 2009
Tomorrow the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) will host its 3rd annual Future Leaders Conference in Washington, DC. Members of the Congressional Hispanic Conference including Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart, Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, and Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart, who serves as Chairman of CHLI, will participate in the event and offer remarks.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
July 10, 2009
This morning Congressman Diaz-Balart, the Ranking Member of the Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee, joined Ranking Member John Mica (R-FL) and other Members of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to outline the failures of the stimulus bill.
July 1, 2009
Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart will host a town hall meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, July 1st, with the Golden Gate Estates Homeowners Association to discuss issues important to the community, including the housing crisis, foreclosures, transportation efforts and federal funding for Collier County.
June 29, 2009
"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."
Issues:Trade
June 23, 2009
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).
Issues:Foreign AffairsImmigration
June 18, 2009
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.