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May 2, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), introduced H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023, a comprehensive border security and immigration reform bill to address the ongoing crisis at our southern border and its implications.
"The crisis at our Southern border is among the gravest threats to U.S. national security in our history.
Issues:Immigration
April 19, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C.– El Congresista Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Presidente del Subcomité de Asignaciones sobre el Departamento de Estado, Operaciones Extranjeras y Programas Relacionados (SFOPS, por sus siglas en inglés) de la Cámara de Representantes y copresidente del Comité Parlamentario sobre Colombia, sustuvo una reunion con miembros del comité y el presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro para expresar la importancia de la estrecha asociación entre Estados Unidos y Colombia y plantear inquietudes sobre las acciones y comentarios del
April 19, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Chairman of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) Appropriations Subcommittee in Congress and Co-Chair of the Congressional Colombia Caucus, was joined by his colleagues from the Colombia Caucus in a meeting with Colombia's President Gustavo Petro to express the importance of the close U.S.-Colombia partnership and raise concerns about the actions and comments from Colombia's new president.
 
"As co-chair o
March 15, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C.– El Congresista Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), presidente del Subcomité de Asignaciones sobre el Departamento de Estado, Operaciones Extranjeras y Programas Relacionados en el Comité de Asignaciones de la Cámara de Representantes visitó hoy República Dominicana para reunirse con el presidente Luis Abinader y discutir temas de mutuo interés.

March 15, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Chairman of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) Subcommittee in the House Appropriations Committee, traveled to the Dominican Republic to meet with President Luis Abinader to discuss issues of mutual importance as well as their shared work in strengthening the U.S.- D.R. partnership. 

March 7, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C.– El Congresista Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Presidente del Subcomité de Asignaciones sobre el Departamento de Estado, Operaciones Extranjeras y Programas Relacionados de la Cámara de Representantes se reunió hoy con el Secretario General de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA), Luis Almagro, para abordar temas de vital importancia en nuestro hemisferio.

March 7, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Chairman of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) Appropriations Subcommittee in Congress, met with the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, to discuss some of our hemisphere's most pressing issues.

March 2, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. - El Congresista Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26) emitió la siguiente declaración sobre la evaluación de la Comunidad de Inteligencia (CI, por sus siglas en inglés), en la que "la mayoría" de las cinco agencias involucradas coincidieron que era "muy poco probable" que los incidentes Anómalos de Salud (AHI, por sus siglas en inglés), también conocido

March 2, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26) issued the following statement regarding the Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) on Anomalous Health Incidents (AHIs) findings in which "most" intelligence agencies involved in the five-agency report concurred, reported that it was "very unlikely" that AHIs (Anomalous Health Incidents, also known as "Havana Syndrome") s

March 1, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26) chaired the first hearing of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations, to hear from Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the U.S. to the United Nations.