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May 11, 2026

NAPLES, FL - Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee and Dean of the Florida Congressional Delegation, presented $2,000,000 in federal funding to Collier County for a feasibility analysis to open the Everglades Boulevard interchange location on a portion of I-75. 

 

Residents of eastern Collier County lack a southern interchange that provides direct access to the interstate. 

 

May 8, 2026

NAPLES, FL – Representative Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) is pleased to invite members of the media to attend a special check presentation ceremony on Monday, May 11th at 11:45 a.m.

 

May 8, 2026

NAPLES, FL – Representative Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) is pleased to invite members of the media to attend a special check presentation ceremony on Monday, May 11th, at 11 a.m.  

The event celebrates the $2 million in funding secured for the feasibility analysis for the proposed interchange at I-75 and the Everglades Boulevard Project. This project would be used to assess the possibility of opening the existing Everglades Boulevard interchange located on a portion of I-75. 

May 4, 2026

MIAMI, FL – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) has announced Bryan Santizo, a sophomore from Hialeah, Florida's iMater Charter Middle and High School, as the winner of this year's 2026 Congressional Art Competition for Florida's 26th Congressional District. 

Bryan's artwork, titled “Horse,” was selected from among 139 entries submitted by students from 21 participating schools. His piece will be displayed for one year at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

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May 4, 2026

MIAMI, FL - Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee and Dean of the Florida Congressional Delegation, presented a $3,100,000 check to the University of Miami’s Miami Project to Cure Paralysis Research and Innovation Hub Equipment.

May 1, 2026

MIAMI, FL – Representative Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) is pleased to invite members of the media to attend a special check presentation ceremony on Monday, May 04th at 11:00 a.m. 

April 29, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs, issued the following statement after House Republicans voted to extend S.1318, the Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act, through April 2029:

April 28, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hoy el legislador Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), vicepresidente de la Comisión de Asignaciones de la Cámara de Representantes y presidente de la Subcomisión sobre Seguridad Nacional, Departamento de Estado, y Programas Relacionados, emitió la siguiente declaración tras la aprobación del proyecto de ley de Asignaciones para la Seguridad Nacional, Departamento de Estado y Programas Relacionados (NSRP, por sus siglas en inglés) del Año Fiscal 2027.

April 28, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations and Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs, issued the following statement after the Committee’s approval of the Fiscal Year 2027 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) appropriations bill.

April 28, 2026

MIAMI LAKES, FL – The Office of Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) recently hosted the 2026 Congressional Art Competition at the Miami Lakes Community Center in Miami Lakes. This event featured 139 original art pieces from 21 participating schools and drew in approximately 100 attendees, including students, teachers, principals, and local leaders.

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