Press Releases
April 17, 2017
Congressman Diaz-Balart, Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, was the keynote speaker at today’s dedication of Hatchers Preserve, a newly constructed affordable housing community in Immokalee’s Eden Park-Esperanza Place neighborhood.
Issues:Transportation and Housing
April 13, 2017
Congressman Diaz-Balart, Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, today welcomed Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson to South Florida as the Secretary continues his listening tour across the country.
Issues:Transportation and Housing
April 13, 2017
Congressman Diaz-Balart today hosted a tax reform roundtable. Among those invited were local businesses owners who stand to benefit from reforming our current tax code.
Issues:Tax Relief
April 7, 2017
Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement after the Trump administration announced a military air strike against the Assad regime.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
April 6, 2017
Today, Representatives Diaz-Balart and Deutch and Senators Rubio and Nelson led a bipartisan, bicameral group of 47 members of Congress in urging President Trump to maintain a comprehensive effort across the federal government to combat the Zika virus.
Issues:Zika
April 5, 2017
Today, Representatives Diaz-Balart, Sires, Connolly, and Harper, Co-Chairs of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, along with 147 congressional colleagues, sent a letter to President Donald Trump ahead of his upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
March 30, 2017
Today, Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement in response to further degradation of democracy and rule of law in Venezuela.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
March 16, 2017
Congressman Diaz-Balart, a senior member of the House Budget and Appropriations Committees, released the following statement in response to President Trump’s FY 18 budget request.
Issues:Fiscal Responsibility
Diaz-Balart: Obamacare is Collapsing, Replacement Must Address Health Insurance Needs of Our Country
March 16, 2017
Congressman Diaz-Balart, a senior member of the House Budget and Appropriations Committees, released the following statement after today’s vote in the House Budget Committee.
March 8, 2017
Congressman Diaz-Balart received the 2017 Edward R. Roybal Award for Outstanding Public Service from the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO). Congressman Diaz-Balart was recognized alongside his brother, former Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart.
