Mario Diaz Balart

Push for change in Cuba comes from all directions as crisis worsens

Leftist activists from New York and California and Republican lawmakers in Florida are all pushing for change in Cuba.

U.S. lawmakers urge Trump to seek Castro’s indictment for 4 Miami pilots killed

Mario de la Peña, Carlos Costa, Pablo Morales, and Armando Alejandre were flying in two unarmed Cessna 337 Skymaster light aircraft when they were killed on Feb. 24, 1996, over the Florida Straits.

Gimenez and Diaz-Balart want Trump to use trade agreement, justice department on Cuba

After a news conference on Thursday morning, Cuban-American members of Congress shared more ideas for President Donald Trump and his administration to get tougher on Cuba.

Giménez: Trump needs to ban U.S.-Cuba remittances, flights

During a meeting with Cuban exiles on Thursday morning in Miami-Dade County, U.S. Rep. Carlos A. Giménez said there are “cancers” in Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba supporting U.S. enemies, but he feels hopeful about change.

Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart supports negotiations on health insurance subsidies after shutdown ends

Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart blamed the federal government’s shutdown on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, as Republicans and Democrats in Congress remain at an impasse over a disagreement about health care funding.

Democrats worry ‘big, ugly’ bill will impact healthcare; Republicans fear tax increases if bill stalls

U.S. House Reps. Mario Díaz-Balart and Debby Wasserman Schultz are both worried about the future of a bill that President Donald Trump has described as “big” and “beautiful.”

U.S. lawmakers discuss Cuba during event in Miami’s Little Havana

Republican and Democratic lawmakers participated in a discussion about the situation in Cuba on Monday at the Bay of Pigs Museum & Library in Miami’s Little Havana.