Press Releases
November 1, 2016
Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement after participating in a roundtable with local restaurant owners at Sergio’s, hosted by the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association and the National Restaurant Association. Florida’s 25th District is home to 1,144 eating and drinking establishments, employing more than 21,000 people throughout the District.
October 26, 2016
Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement after the Obama administration decided to have the United States abstain from a United Nations General Assembly vote condemning sanctions against the Castro regime.
Issues:Cuba
October 21, 2016
Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement calling on the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Obama administration to hold the Maduro regime accountable for ending the referendum campaign in Venezuela, persecuting the opposition, and widespread human rights violations.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
October 21, 2016
Senator Lankford and Congressman Diaz-Balart today sent a letter to President Obama, stating their profound concern regarding the recent Presidential Policy Directive with the communist Castro regime in Cuba.
Issues:Cuba
October 14, 2016
MIAMI—Congressman Diaz-Balart (FL-25)released the following statement after the Obama Administration announced further concessions to encourage business with the Castro Dictatorship.
Issues:CubaForeign Affairs
October 13, 2016
Representatives Diaz-Balart, Ros-Lehtinen, Curbelo, Wilson, and Wasserman Schultz released the following statement after sending a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell requesting that recently appropriated Zika funds be disbursed immediately to affected areas, including Florida. Miami-Dade County is the first confirmed location of local transmission in the continental United States.
Issues:AppropriationsHealthcareZika
October 5, 2016
Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement after Miami-Dade County was awarded a $960,000 grant from the Federal Transit Administration’s Pilot Program for Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Planning.
September 28, 2016
Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement after the passage of H.R. 5303, the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (WRDA).
September 28, 2016
Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement after the passage of H.R. 5325, the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, which included Zika funding and a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government open.
Issues:AppropriationsZika
September 25, 2016
Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement after Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez passed away in a boating accident early Sunday morning.