Mario Díaz-Balart, a U.S. Congressman representing Florida’s 26th District since 2003, used his Twitter account on March 12, 2026, to comment on U.S.-Cuba relations and reflect on the anniversary of significant congressional action regarding Cuba.
In a tweet posted at 01:06 UTC, Díaz-Balart stated: “Vuelvo y repito: estas no son negociaciones. Son el mismo tipo de conversaciones que el presidente y otros tuvieron con el régimen de Maduro. El presidente Trump siempre mantiene todas sus opciones en la mesa.”
Later that day at 16:34 UTC, he wrote in English: “We will not forget the atrocities committed by the Castro regime and the innocent lives lost because of it. On this day 30 years ago, Congress passed the LIBERTAD Act to promote freedom for the Cuban people, and to hold the Castro regime accountable for its crimes. Last month,”
Shortly after, at 16:35 UTC, Díaz-Balart reiterated his message in Spanish: “No olvidaremos las atrocidades cometidas por el régimen castrista ni las vidas inocentes que se perdieron a causa de su brutalidad. Hace 30 años, el Congreso de EE.UU. aprobó la Ley LIBERTAD para promover la libertad del pueblo cubano y exigir responsabilidad al régimen por sus”
Díaz-Balart’s posts referenced both recent developments and historical events related to U.S.-Cuba policy. The LIBERTAD Act (also known as the Helms-Burton Act), which was passed by Congress thirty years prior to his tweets, sought to support democracy in Cuba and increase pressure on the Castro government for human rights abuses.
Mario Díaz-Balart was born in Fort Lauderdale in 1961 and currently resides in Miami. Before serving in Congress since 2003, he was a member of both chambers of Florida’s state legislature between 1988 and 2000. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Florida.
