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May 17, 2018
Congressman Diaz-Balart, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after the Committee approved the fiscal year 2019 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill. The legislation included an increase in funding for the STOP School Violence Act, which Diaz-Balart worked with Chairman Frelinghuysen and Subcommittee Chairman Culberson to secure.
Issues:Appropriations
May 16, 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 Committee approved the fiscal year 2019 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill.
Issues:Everglades Restoration
May 15, 2018
WASHINGTON – Congressman Diaz-Balart issued the following statement after returning from a congressional delegation trip to the opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. While in Israel, Diaz-Balart and his congressional colleagues met with a number of foreign dignitaries, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
May 15, 2018
Congressman Diaz-Balart, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, issued the following statement after he introduced the fiscal year 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development funding bill.
May 9, 2018
Congressman Diaz-Balart issued the following statement after he signed a discharge petition on H.Res 774, a resolution that would bring a series of immigration bills to the House floor through a the “queen-of-the-hill” vote.
Issues:Immigration
May 8, 2018
Congressman Diaz-Balart issued the following statement after U.S. President Donald Trump announced his decision on the Iran deal.
May 7, 2018
Congressman Diaz-Balart issued the following statement after U.S. Vice President Michael Pence announced additional sanctions against the Maduro regime during a speech at a meeting of the Organization of American States.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
May 4, 2018
Congressman Diaz-Balart issued the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security announced it would be ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduran nationals living in the United States after a 20 month phase-out period.
Issues:Immigration
April 27, 2018
Congressman Diaz-Balart, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, issued the following statement after the passage of H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act. H.R. 4 also includes the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRAA).
April 25, 2018
Congressman Diaz-Balart issued the following statement after French President Emmanuel Macron addressed a joint meeting of Congress.
Issues:Foreign Affairs