Press Releases
June 16, 2009
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.
Issues:Foreign AffairsTrade
June 4, 2009
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.
Issues:Foreign AffairsTrade
June 1, 2009
Today Congressman Diaz-Balart marked the start of the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season by urging our community to prepare.
May 29, 2009
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.
May 27, 2009
Congressman Diaz-Balart will take part in the opening ceremony of the new Collier County Emergency Services Center on Thursday, May 28th at 2:00 p.m.
Issues:Healthcare
May 26, 2009
Congressman Diaz-Balart will host a Hurricane Preparedness Roundtable with local mayors and public officials to discuss and coordinate hurricane relief efforts between local municipalities, Miami-Dade County and the State of Florida.
May 19, 2009
Today Congressman Diaz-Balart announced that Monica Aranegui will serve as District Representative in Collier County.
May 12, 2009
Today the House passed H. Res. 387, a resolution introduced by Congressman Diaz-Balart, encouraging hurricane awareness and preparedness and supporting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Hurricane Preparedness Week, taking place May 24th-30th.
May 8, 2009
Congressman Diaz-Balart will join FIU in its grand opening of the Integrated Intelligent Transportation System Laboratory (IITS) at the Lehman Center for Transportation Research (LCTR) this coming Monday, May 11, 2009 at 10:30 a.m.
May 8, 2009
Today, an amendment introduced by Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL) and Congressman Diaz-Balart calling for the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in consultation with the Secretary of Treasury, to conduct a study of the effect of the presence of contaminated Chinese drywall on residential mortgage loan foreclosures, was added to the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act.
Issues:Foreign AffairsTrade