This Week in South Florida: Mario Diaz-Balart

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. — More than $14 billion U.S. dollars in emergency funding is to back Israel’s war on terrorists and to rescue hostages, including Americans.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to send it, and pay for it by diverting the money that would have funded Internal Revenue Service improvements.

That left South Florida Democrats with a tough decision, and all but one joined Republicans in voting “yes.”

But the U.S. Senate has already said forget it, the bill would be dead on arrival. So what now?

Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, a Republican from South Florida, joined “This Week in South Florida” host Glenna Milberg to discuss. Their conversation can be seen at the top of this page.

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Glenna Milberg

Glenna Milberg

Emmy award-winning journalist Glenna Milberg joined Local 10 News in September 1999. She hosts "This Week in South Florida", South Florida’s highest-rated, most-watched public affairs program, anchors Local 10 World News Weekends, and covers South Florida's top stories and big issues for Local 10 News.