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Lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill aimed at improving maternal health

By North Miami-Dade News | May 28, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), and Julia Letlow (R-LA) have reintroduced H.R. 8532, the Connected Maternal Online Monitoring (MOM) Act. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Todd Young (R-IN), Tom Carper (D-DE), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced companion legislation in the Senate.

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4.1% of Miami-Dade County students played sports on collegiate teams in 2022

By North Miami-Dade News | May 27, 2024

Miami-Dade County universities had 4.1% of its student body playing sports on collegiate teams in 2022.

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Congresista Salazar cuestiona políticas estadounidenses hacia América Latina

By North Miami-Dade News | May 23, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – La presidenta del Subcomité del Hemisferio Occidental, la congresista María Elvira Salazar (R-FL), interrogó al secretario de Estado, Antony Blinken, sobre las políticas de la Administración Biden hacia Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela y Argentina. Las políticas hacia Cuba y Colombia fueron especialmente preocupantes para Salazar, aunque se lograron algunos avances respecto a Venezuela y Argentina.

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Lawmakers criticize Cuban operatives' tour of TSA facilities at Miami airport

By North Miami-Dade News | May 23, 2024

Representatives Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) and Carlos A. Giménez (FL-28), along with Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), will hold a press conference to denounce the Biden Administration's decision to allow Cuban regime operatives to tour TSA facilities at Miami International Airport earlier this week.

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Salazar questions Secretary Blinken on Latin America policy

By North Miami-Dade News | May 23, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairwoman María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) interrogated U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the Biden Administration’s policies towards Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela, and Argentina. While expressing concerns over the Administration’s stance on Cuba and Colombia, Chairwoman Salazar noted some positive outcomes regarding Venezuela and Argentina.

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Representatives denounce Cuban operatives' access to TSA facilities at Miami airport

By North Miami-Dade News | May 23, 2024

On May 23, 2024, Representatives Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) and Carlos A. Giménez (FL-28), along with Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), announced a press conference to address the Biden Administration's decision to allow Cuban regime operatives to tour TSA facilities at Miami International Airport earlier this week.

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Florida lawmakers demand answers over Cuban officials' tour of TSA facilities

By North Miami-Dade News | May 22, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On May 22, 2024, Representatives María Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Carlos A. Giménez (R-FL), Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), and Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott (R-FL) addressed a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The letter demands an explanation for the decision to allow agents from the Cuban regime to tour sensitive Transportation Security Administration (TSA) facilities at Miami International Airport.

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Legisladores cuestionan visita autorizada a funcionarios cubanos en aeropuerto internacional

By North Miami-Dade News | May 22, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hoy, los representantes María Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Carlos A. Giménez (R-FL) y Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), junto con los senadores Marco Rubio (R-FL) y Rick Scott (R-FL), enviaron una carta al secretario del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS), Alejandro Mayorkas, exigiendo una explicación sobre la autorización dada a agentes del régimen cubano para recorrer instalaciones sensibles de la Administración de Seguridad del Transporte (TSA) en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Miami.

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Rep. Wilson votes to count illegal aliens towards seats in Congress

By North Miami-Dade News | May 21, 2024

U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) was joined by 201 other House Democrats in unanimously voting against the Equal Representation Act, which would prevent the inclusion of illegal aliens in the count for seats in the Electoral College.

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Congresista Salazar urge al Presidente Biden incluir a Argentina en iniciativa económica

By North Miami-Dade News | May 21, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hoy, la presidenta del Subcomité del Hemisferio Occidental, la congresista María Elvira Salazar (R-FL), envió una carta al presidente Biden instándolo a incluir a Argentina en la lista de países que integran la iniciativa de la Administración para aumentar el compromiso en la región: la Asociación de las Américas para la Prosperidad Económica (APEP).

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Salazar urges Biden to include Argentina in regional partnership

By North Miami-Dade News | May 21, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairwoman María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) sent a letter to President Biden urging him to include Argentina in the list of countries that make up the Administration’s initiative to increase engagement in the region: the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP).

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North Miami-Dade News area weekly mass times

By North Miami-Dade News | May 18, 2024

The following parishes in the North Miami-Dade News coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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5.1% of citizens unemployed in Miami-Dade County in 2021

By North Miami-Dade News | May 17, 2024

The unemployment rate in Miami-Dade County hit 5.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021.

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Congresista Salazar se reúne con ministra argentina para fortalecer relaciones bilaterales

By North Miami-Dade News | May 17, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hoy, la presidenta del Subcomité del Hemisferio Occidental, la congresista María Elvira Salazar (R-FL), se reunió con la ministra de Relaciones Exteriores de Argentina, Diana Mondino, el embajador Gerardo Werthein y el secretario de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Marcelo Cima, para discutir temas de interés compartidos entre Miami y Argentina.

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US Representatives and Senators Denounce Biden's Stance on Cuban Regime

By North Miami-Dade News | May 17, 2024

Representatives Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), María Elvira Salazar (FL-27), and Carlos A. Giménez (FL-28), along with Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott (R-FL), today denounced the Biden Administration’s failure to designate Cuba as a "not fully cooperating country" (NFCC) with U.S. counterterrorism efforts.

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Salazar meets with Argentine officials to discuss bilateral relations

By North Miami-Dade News | May 17, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairwoman María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) met with Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs Diana Mondino, Ambassador Gerardo Werthein, and the Secretary of International Economic Relations Marcelo Cima to discuss issues of shared interest between Miami and Argentina.

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Bipartisan bill aims to bolster global internet freedom

By North Miami-Dade News | May 17, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Las representantes María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) y Sara Jacobs (D-CA) han presentado la bipartidista Ley de Libertad Global en Internet (H.R. 8309), con el objetivo de reforzar que la libertad en Internet es fundamental para los Derechos Humanos.

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Salazar & Jacobs introduce bill targeting global internet repression

By North Miami-Dade News | May 17, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Sara Jacobs (D-CA) introduced the bipartisan Global Internet Freedom Act (H.R. 8309) to reinforce that internet freedom is fundamental to human rights. The legislation would require the U.S. Department of State to include abuses of internet freedom, such as shutting down internet services, blocking websites, social media sites, and applications, and engaging in other forms of digital repression, in its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.

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Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart lauds brother's lifetime achievement award from CHLI

By North Miami-Dade News | May 16, 2024

Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) recently issued a statement regarding the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute's (CHLI) "Lifetime Leadership Award" bestowed upon Chairman Emeritus, the Honorable Lincoln Díaz-Balart.

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House approves Israel Security Assistance Support Act

By North Miami-Dade News | May 16, 2024

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Israel Security Assistance Support Act, a piece of legislation aimed at supporting Israel's national security and countering what some see as misguided efforts by President Biden to withhold critical security resources. The bill was introduced by House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert (R-CA) and cosponsored by Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK), State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee Chairman Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), and Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee Chairman David Joyce (R-OH). It was...