Mario Diaz-Balart
04/17/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/17/2024 11:13
Díaz-Balart's Statement on Series of Security Supplemental Bills
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs of the House Committee on Appropriations, issued the following statement regarding a series of critical security supplemental bills:
"As Chairman of the subcommittee that provides funds for national security and foreign assistance priorities, I am proud to be an original cosponsor of these important pieces of legislation. The strategic alliance between our most dangerous adversaries, such as communist China, Russia, and the terrorist State of Iran, poses a direct threat to our national security. This bill fully funds our security commitments to support Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, which are confronting existential challenges as they face threats from dangerous, anti-American regimes. Passage of this critical national security legislation will support U.S. interests in the Middle East, Europe, and the Indo-Pacific, and make us safer here at home by supporting our military.
There is nothing our adversaries would love more than for the United States to fail to stand with our friends in their time of greatest need. We have no time to spare. Passage of this aid package is critical."
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