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Majority of Florida Delegation Helps Get the NDAA Through the House
Last week, the U.S. House passed a record high $858 billion version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
The House’s version was $45 billion higher than what President Joe Biden requested and includes a...
South Florida Republicans Ask DHS Secretary About Policy on Cuban Migrants
At the end of last week, three Republicans representing South Florida in Congress--U.S. Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart, Carlos Gimenez and Maria Elvira Salazar - sent a letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, once again expressing...
All Incumbents in the Florida Congressional Delegation–Except Al Lawson–Win on Election Night
With more than 85 percent of the vote in across the Sunshine State, most members of the Florida congressional delegation won big on Tuesday night.
Republicans did well in North Florida as U.S. Reps. Kat...
Florida Republicans Urge Navy Secretary to Speed Up Benefits for Retired Sailors
At the end of last week, Republicans in the Florida delegation sent a letter to Secretary of the U.S. Navy Carlos Del Toro urging a swift resolution to the problem of sailors retiring in...
Mario Diaz-Balart Applauds HUD Funds Going to Collier County
This week, U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., applauded the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for sending an Emergency Solutions Grants–Disaster Recover to Collier County.
HUD will send $861,716 to HUD. “This authority...
Mario Diaz-Balart a Heavy Favorite to Continue His Long Career in Congress
One of the most prominent figures in South Florida politics, U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., should be able to continue his long career on Capitol Hill after November.
Having served in both chambers of the...
Republicans in Florida Delegation Want to Prevent Energy Exploration in the Gulf Test Range
Last week, with the support of Republicans in the Florida delegation, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., introduced the“Preserving the Gulf Test Range to Ensure Military Readiness Act.”
The bill...
Members of the Florida Congressional Delegation Try to Rally Hispanic Voters to Their Parties
In recent days, members of the Florida delegation on Capitol Hill have tried to showcase their positions as they try to win Hispanic voters in November.
Last week, Florida’s two U.S. senators--Republicans Marco Rubio and...
Florida Delegation Calls on U.S. Trade Rep to Investigate Fruit, Vegetable Importers From Mexico
At the end of last week, the Florida congressional delegation, led by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Al Lawson, D-Fla., called on U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai “to initiate a Section...
South Florida Congressional Reps Warn About Ortega Regime Targeting Religious Freedom in Nicaragua
This week, U.S. Reps. Mario Díaz-Balart, R-Fla., Carlos Giménez, R-Fla., and María Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., sent a letter to the Office of International Religious Freedom expressing concern over the repression of religious freedom by...
Florida Congressional Reps Will Take Part in Inter-Parliamentary Task Force to Combat Online...
The Inter-Parliamentary Task Force to Combat Online Antisemitism, which draws heavily on members of the Florida delegation on Capitol Hill, will be holding a meeting at Capitol Hill next week.
The task force will question...
Mario Diaz-Balart Opposes Biden’s Plan to Reduce Personnel in Office of Cuba Broadcasting
This week, a Florida congressman called out the Biden administration for stripping funds from the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB).
U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., who has been in Congress for more than two decades...
