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December 17, 2019
Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25), Ranking Member of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement after the passage of FY2020 funding bills, H.R. 1158 and H.R. 1865.
December 11, 2019
Today, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, a bipartisan bill spearheaded by Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-25), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19), Dan Newhouse (R-WA-04) and bipartisan members, passed the U.S. House of Representatives.
Issues:AgricultureImmigration
December 6, 2019
Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25) issued the following statement regarding today’s passage H.R. 4, the “Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019.”
November 21, 2019
U.S. Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-25), Ted Deutch (D-FL-22), John Rutherford (R-FL-4), and Stephanie Murphy (D-FL-7) introduced the Luke and Alex School Safety Act, the House companion to a Senate Bill introduced by Ron Johnson (R-WI), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Rick Scott (R-FL). This legislation would create a federal clearinghouse that categorizes, assesses, and shares best practices for school safety measures and identifies the resources necessary to implement them.
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November 21, 2019
The Farm Workforce Modernization Act, a bipartisan bill spearheaded by Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-25), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19), Dan Newhouse (R-WA-04), Mike Simpson (R-ID-02), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-01) passed the House Judiciary Committee with a 18-12 vote, and is ripe for consideration by the full House.
Issues:Agriculture
November 18, 2019
Today, over 300 agriculture groups sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in support of H.R. 5038, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, a bipartisan bill spearheaded by Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-25), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19), Dan Newhouse (R-WA-04), Mike Simpson (R-ID-02), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-01). The bipartisan effort was negotiated over several months with input from agricultural stakeholders and labor organizations and was introduced with the support of 26 Democrats and 23 Republicans.
Issues:Agriculture
November 15, 2019
Yesterday, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25) issued the following remarks in response to alarming reports regarding the welfare of courageous Cuban activist Jose Daniel Ferrer, who has been detained since October 1, 2019.
Issues:Cuba
November 15, 2019
Ayer, el congresista Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-25) emitió los siguientes comentarios en respuesta a informes alarmantes sobre el bienestar del valiente activista cubano José Daniel Ferrer, que ha estado detenido desde el 1 de octubre de 2019.
Issues:Cuba
November 13, 2019
El Congresista Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-25) emitió la siguiente declaración después del lanzamiento del Caucus (Comité Parlamentario) por la Democracia de Venezuela, cuyo propósito es apoyar la lucha por la libertad del pueblo venezolano, que ha sufrido años de opresión bajo una tiranía brutal e ilegítima. Díaz-Balart, Republicano, y Wasserman Schultz, Demócrata, liderarán el Caucus, que servirá como un esfuerzo bipartidista para abordar la grave crisis humanitaria y política en Venezuela y apoyar la causa de la libertad.
Issues:Foreign Affairs