Lincoln Diaz-Balart News

The measure passed in the House 220-215. Sunday, November 8, 2009 The House has acted.

At a rally in Fort Myers on Feb. 10, Gov. Charlie Crist touted the stimulus bill with President Barack Obama.

From left: Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Ander Crenshaw, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Ginny Brown-Waite and Cliff Stearns [Illustrations: Rob Zammarchi] In 2007, after a scandal involving Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff revealed how lobbyists were using lavish trips to curry favor and buy face time with lawmakers, Congress enacted stricter rules governing ...

Share + Nov 1, 2009 9:36 pm US/Eastern He is a giant of American history and his voice came alive once again Sunday at Miami's Adrienne Arsht Center.

Republican Rep. Charles Dent of Pennsylvania says it's time to install cameras in the meeting room of the House Rules Committee, but Sacramento Democratic Rep.

Who are the the DIABLOs ? Who are the RINOs ? Unfortunately, the American Conservative Union's rankings are pretty useless.

The Progressive Caucus whip count continues in the House. While all of the actual caucus signed on long ago, it's still necessary to get to 218.

Ros-Lehtinen and Diaz-Balart, traveled to Honduras two weeks ago. 15.10.09 - Updated: 15.10.09 05:19 pm - Writing: redaccion@elheraldo.hn United States .

The Citizens Against Government Waste's name pretty much says it all. The fiscally conservative think tank hates pork and government waste, which apparently includes programs such as expanding health care to kids in low-income families, providing low-interest loans to college students, and requiring insurance companies to cover mental health ...

Reporting from Miami - The cancer-stricken father of a U.S. Marine serving in Afghanistan was arrested at his Florida home last week and is scheduled for deportation to his native Hungary.

Republican members of Congress are traveling to Honduras Monday to meet with a caretaker government that has been snubbed worldwide after the Central America nation's left wing-leaning leader was toppled in a coup earlier this year.

More people have applied to be appointed by the governor to the Broward County School Board and the County Commission.

A senior U.S. diplomat who traveled to Havana for the highest-level talks with Cuban officials in decades also met with opposition activists to discuss their political views, three dissidents and a State Department official said Wednesday.

Collier County Commissioner Jim Coletta will travel to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure's Oversight and Investigations hearing: "This is NOT a Test: Will the Nation's Emergency Alert System Deliver the President's Message to the Public?" Rep.

Alan Martinez, 31, works for a Hialeah architectural engineering firm with four employees, one of the many small businesses in the city.

Legislation to end a ban on Americans traveling to Cuba has enough support in the U.S. House of Representatives to win approval by year-end, said Representative Sam Farr , a California Democrat.

The largest and most visible contingent of a 9,000-member U.N. peacekeeping force is switching its focus to development thanks to improving security in the Caribbean country, an official said Saturday.

If Republican Congressmen from south of Florida feel that asking the Obama administration for a compassionate and impartial response to the growing number of Venezuelans seeking political asylum will change things, they're barking up the wrong tree.

A flood of high-quality counterfeit U.S. money from Peru is perplexing federal authorities, who say the shadowy networks responsible are also engaging in other criminal activity that poses a threat to U.S. security.

In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader: First Vote of the Week... Monday 6:30 p.m. Last Vote Predicted... Thursday p.m. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 On Monday, the House will meet at 12:30 p.m. for Morning Hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. Suspensions H.Res. 686 - Recommending that ...