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May 21, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. ­­–– Today, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL25) sent a letter to Secretary Pompeo expressing his profound concern regarding human rights abuses in Nicaragua and the Ortega regime's lack of transparency on COVID-19 cases. In this letter, he requests that the Administration increase efforts to promote democracy and human rights within Nicaragua, while working with independent human rights groups to gather accurate information.

May 20, 2020

MIAMI - El congresista Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-25) emitió la siguiente declaración en el 118º aniversario del Día de la Independencia de Cuba.

"Hoy, conmemoramos el 118º aniversario del nacimiento de la República de Cuba. Trágicamente, menos de 60 años después de su nacimiento, la República colapsó a manos de la tiranía de Castro.

Issues:Cuba
May 20, 2020

MIAMI, FL – Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25) issued the following statement on the 118th anniversary of Cuban Independence Day.

"Today, we mark the 118th anniversary of the birth of the Republic of Cuba. Tragically, less than 60 years after its birth, the Republic collapsed at the hands of the Castro tyranny.

Issues:Cuba
May 19, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. ­­–– El congresista Mario Díaz-Balart emitió la siguiente declaración después de presentar una resolución para conmemorar el 35º aniversario de las transmisiones de Estados Unidos a Cuba.

May 19, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. ­­–– Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart issued the following statement after introducing a resolution to commemorate the 35-year anniversary of U.S. broadcasts to Cuba.

May 18, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart cosponsored H.R. 6917, the bipartisan Airport Infrastructure Resources (AIR) Security Act, a bill introduced by Congressmen Ron Wright (TX-06) and Marc Veasey (TX-33).

May 15, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. ­­–– Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25) released the following statement regarding H.R. 6800, the "HEROES Act."

May 13, 2020

Diaz-Balart, Klobuchar, Cunningham Urge Administration to Raise Public Awareness of Plasma Donation Program

Letter to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) calls on agencies to take additional steps to share resources with the public

Those who have recovered from coronavirus (COVID-19) -- such as Diaz-Balart, Cunningham, and Klobuchar's husband, John Bessler -- have antibodies to the disease in their blood, which may help others fight the virus

Issues:Healthcare
April 30, 2020

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MIAMI, FL –– El congresista Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-25) se recuperó del coronavirus y se convirtió en un donante de plasma convaleciente COVID-19 con OneBlood, el centro de sangre sin fines de lucro que sirve a la Florida, Carolina del Norte y otras partes del sureste de los Estados Unidos.

Issues:Healthcare
April 30, 2020

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MIAMI, FL ­­–– U.S. Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25) has recovered from coronavirus and became a COVID-19 convalescent plasma donor with OneBlood, the not-for-profit blood center serving Florida, North Carolina and other parts of the southeastern United States.

COVID-19 convalescent plasma is an experimental treatment that has been approved by the FDA to be used to treat critically ill coronavirus patients.

Issues:Healthcare