Press Releases
June 9, 2018
Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27), Albio Sires (NJ-08), and Carlos Curbelo (FL-26) sent a letter to Secretary General Luis Almagro of the Organization of American States, urging him to work with the organization to help restore democracy in Nicaragua and consider invoking Article 19 of the Inter-American Democratic Charter in response to the deteriorating situation in the Central American country.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
June 8, 2018
Congressman Diaz-Balart, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee and Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Everglades Caucus, released the following statement after the passage of H.R. 5895, the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act.
June 7, 2018
Congressman Diaz-Balart, Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Everglades Caucus, released the following statement after the passage of H.R. 8, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2018.
Issues:Everglades Restoration
June 6, 2018
Congressman Diaz-Balart, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after the Committee approved the fiscal year 2019 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies bill.
June 5, 2018
Congressman Diaz-Balart, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, today announced Miami-Dade County was awarded a $7 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant from the Department of Transportation.
June 4, 2018
Congressman Diaz-Balart, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, today visited a Stormwater and Drainage Improvements project site in the City of Sweetwater.
Issues:Appropriations
June 1, 2018
Congressman Diaz-Balart, senior member of the House Appropriations and Budget Committees, issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released the May 2018 jobs report.
Issues:Tax Relief
May 25, 2018
Today, Rep. Diaz-Balart and colleagues Reps. Ros-Lehtinen, Sires, Curbelo, Cook, Wasserman Schultz and Smith introduced a resolution honoring the Ladies in White and commending them for receiving the Cato Institute’s 2018 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty.
Issues:Cuba
May 24, 2018
Congressman Diaz-Balart, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, issued the following statement after the Appropriations Committee passed the fiscal year 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development funding bill. The bill is now ready to be considered for a vote on the House floor.
May 21, 2018
Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement after yesterday’s farce elections in Venezuela.
Issues:Foreign Affairs