Mario Diaz-Balart

Rep. Jim Banks Urges Appropriations Committee to Stop U.S. from Aiding Ukrainian NGOs Targeting Americans

Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) in a letter on Tuesday urged Republican leaders on House Appropriations Committee to stop the U.S. government from partnering with Ukrainian actors targeting Americans, after a Ukrainian non-governmental organization published an enemies list consisting of American lawmakers, think-tanks, and media figures who questioned or opposed sending more taxpayer aid to Ukraine.

Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., questions witnesses during a hearing of a special House committee

Republicans Blast Soros-Funded Latino Radio Acquisitions: FCC Should Scrutinize ‘Blatant, Partisan’ Deal

A group of prominent Republican lawmakers – including Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Rick Scott (R-FL) – is urging the Federal Communications Commission to scrutinize the recent deal to buy 18 Spanish-language radio stations by a Democrat-affiliated group, saying the deal represents a “blatant, partisan” attempt to silence dissenting voices.

In 2012, radio personalities (left to right) Oscar Haz, Armando Perez Roura, and Ninoska P

Marco Rubio, Rick Scott Warn of Pressure Campaign to Force FCC into ‘Content-Based Censorship’

Florida Republican Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart wrote a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Tuesday expressing their concern over “highly partisan political operatives … attempting to pressure the [FCC]” into rejecting the sale of a south Florida radio station, a move they argue would “violate the First Amendment’s protections of free expression and a free, independent media.”

US senators Marco Rubio (C) and Rick Scott (R) along with Representative Mario Diaz-Balart

FAIR: GOP Should Unite Against the Farmworker Amnesty Bill

The GOP caucus should unite against the Democrats’ unified push to amnesty illegal migrant farmworkers while President Joe Biden is creating a migration crisis on the border, says a letter to GOP legislators from the Federation for American Immigration Reform.

WELLINGTON, CO - SEPTEMBER 03: A migrant farm worker from Mexico harvests organic zucchini

Three Texans Appointed to House DACA Task Force

House Speaker Paul Ryan appointed three Texas congressmen to serve on the task force that will determine if or how Capitol Hill will proceed on the plan to replace the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) executive amnesty program. The 10-member DACA Task Force is charged with finding a legislative solution to the program being phased out under President Donald Trump’s orders.

Reps. Michael McCaul, John Carter, and Will Hurd

Diaz-Balart: House Immigration Reform Effort Gaining Momentum

The immigration reform effort in the House is gaining traction and momentum, according to Florida Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart. In an interview with Roll Call published Wednesday, the Florida Republican said his bipartisan immigration reform effort is gaining Republican supporters

Diaz-Balart: House Immigration Reform Effort Gaining Momentum

Obama to Meet with House GOP on Immigration

(AP) Obama to meet with House GOP on immigrationBy DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONA House Republican working on immigration legislation is heading to the White House for a meeting with President Barack Obama. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida is slated to meet

Obama to Meet with House GOP on Immigration