Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart

Representing the 25th District of FLORIDA

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Diaz-Balart: Senate Democrats Put Politics Before the Health of the American People

Sep 6, 2016 Press Release
Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement after Senate Democrats blocked a vote to advance Zika funding for the third time.
Issues:
Zika

Diaz-Balart Receives Briefings from Mosquito Control Leaders in Collier, Hendry, and Miami-Dade Counties

Sep 2, 2016 Press Release
Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement after he was briefed by leaders of the local mosquito control departments of Collier, Hendry, and Miami-Dade Counties.
Issues:
Zika

Diaz-Balart Visits Defense Contractors in Florida, Sees First-Hand the Impact Florida’s Defense Community Has in National Security

Sep 1, 2016 Press Release
Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement after a two day tour of various defense contractors and suppliers in Florida.
Issues:
Appropriations, Defense/National Security

Diaz-Balart Joins Letter to Secretary Kerry and Secretary Lew to Urge Support for Venezuelan People

Aug 26, 2016 Press Release
Congressman Diaz-Balart joined House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Chairman Duncan and Ranking Member Sires on a letter to Secretary of State Kerry and Secretary of the Treasury Lew urging support for the Venezuelan people.
Issues:
Foreign Affairs

Diaz-Balart Participates in Zika Preparedness Roundtable with Governor Scott

Aug 26, 2016 Press Release
Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement after participating in a Zika preparedness roundtable with Florida Governor Scott, Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen, and other local elected officials.
Issues:
Zika

Díaz-Balart firma carta al secretario Kerry y al secretario Lew pidiendo apoyo para el pueblo de Venezuela

Aug 26, 2016 Press Release

MIAMI - El Congresista Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-25) se unió a Jeff Duncan (SC-03), presidente del Subcomité para el Hemisferio Occidental del Comité de Asuntos Exteriores, y Albio Sires (NJ-08), en una carta al secretario de Estado, John Kerry, y al secretario del Tesoro, Jacob Lew, instándoles a apoyar el pueblo venezolano.

Issues:
Foreign Affairs

After House Republicans Call on Obama Administration to Reallocate Existing Funds, HHS Announces $81M to Combat Zika

Aug 11, 2016 Press Release
Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services announced it will reallocate $81 million to fight the Zika virus.
Issues:
Appropriations, Zika

Diaz-Balart, NHTSA Administrator Rosekind Spread Awareness About Vehicle Safety

Aug 9, 2016 Press Release
Congressman Diaz-Balart, Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement after participating in the Safe Cars Save Lives Tour alongside Dr. Mark Rosekind, Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Issues:
Appropriations, Transportation and Housing

Demócratas del Senado bloquean fondos para combatir el Zika en dos ocasiones, Díaz-Balart y Clawson exigen aprobación inmediata de los fondos aprobados por la Cámara

Aug 6, 2016 Press Release
El Congresista Díaz-Balart hizo la siguiente declaración después de que él y el congresista Clawson escribieran una carta al líder de la mayoría del Senado McConnell, y el líder de la minoría del Senado Reid, instándoles a tomar medidas inmediatas con respecto a dos propuestas de ley que proporcionarían fondos adicionales para ayudar a combatir, prevenir y tratar el virus Zika.
Issues:
Appropriations, Zika

After Senate Democrats Twice Block Legislation, Diaz-Balart and Clawson Urge Senate Leadership to Take Immediate Action on House-Passed Zika Bills

Aug 6, 2016 Press Release
Congressman Diaz-Balart released the following statement, after he and Congressman Clawson wrote a letter to Senate Majority Leader McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Reid, urging Senate leadership to take immediate action on two pieces of legislation that would provide additional funding to help combat, prevent, and treat the Zika virus.
Issues:
Appropriations, Zika

Florida GOP's Diaz-Balart, Illinois Democrat form alliance to reform immigration

Jan 13, 2014 In The News
Florida GOP's Diaz-Balart, Illinois Democrat form alliance to reform immigration

By: Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Saturday, January 11, 2014

WASHINGTON - In politically divided Washington, D.C., there are at least two points many can agree on.

Comprehensive immigration reform can only happen with bipartisan support. And the future of a House proposal may, in part, hinge on the relationship between a South Florida Republican and a Democrat from Illinois.

Issues:
Immigration

Editorial: Maybe Diaz-Balart can nudge Congress

Jan 9, 2014 In The News
Editorial: Maybe Diaz-Balart can nudge Congress
Posted January 9, 2014 at 4 a.m. [Naples Daily News]
 
Immigration reform
 
'Hopeful' Diaz-Balart' has issues to reconcile Diaz-Balart's optimism might nudge Congress
 
U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart says this could be the year for immigration reform.
 
Issues:
Immigration

GOP rep: 'Doing nothing' on immigration is the real 'amnesty'

Jan 7, 2014 In The News
Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart appealed to his colleagues to press forward on an immigration overhaul, saying Monday that "doing nothing is not an alternative" -- and tantamount to "amnesty."
GOP rep: 'Doing nothing' on immigration is the real 'amnesty'

By: Christopher Snyder, Published January 07, 2014, FoxNews.com

Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart appealed to his colleagues to press forward on an immigration overhaul, saying Monday that "doing nothing is not an alternative" -- and tantamount to "amnesty."

Issues:
Immigration