Press Releases
MIAMI, Fla. — Rep. María Elvira Salazar (FL-27) visited the West Miami Multigenerational Center alongside West Miami Mayor Eric Díaz-Padrón, Vice Mayor Iván Chávez, and city leaders to see firsthand how the $1 million in federal funding she secured is improving the lives of children, families, seniors, and residents across the community.
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representative María Elvira Salazar (FL-27) reintroduced, alongside Rep. Scott Peters (CA-50), Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), the bipartisan, bicameral National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security (NCARS) Act, legislation to strengthen America's preparedness for hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, and other natural hazards that threaten communities, critical infrastructure, public safety, and national security.
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representative María Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, joined Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Darren Soto (FL-09), and Michael Rulli (OH-06) in introducing a bipartisan resolution commemorating the 32nd anniversary of the 1994 terrorist bombing of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA) Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires and demanding justice and accountability for those responsible.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. María Elvira Salazar (FL-27), a co-lead of the American Dream and Promise Act, signed a discharge petition to bring the bipartisan legislation to the House floor for a vote. The American Dream and Promise Act would create earned pathways to lawful permanent residence for eligible Dreamers and recipients of Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
WASHINGTON, D.C. — One year after Representatives María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Veronica Escobar (D-TX) introduced the DIGNITY Act (H.R.4393), the coalition behind the legislation has surpassed 100 organizational and stakeholder endorsements. The milestone underscores growing national support for the only viable and bipartisan immigration reform proposal currently in Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative María Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, chaired a hearing examining the future of U.S.-Colombia relations following the election of President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella. Later, Salazar met with Colombia’s Vice President-elect José Manuel Restrepo and members of the incoming administration at the U.S. Capitol.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) issued the following statement after the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the first major federal housing reform package in more than two decades, became law:
MIAMI, Fla. — U.S. Representative María Elvira Salazar (FL-27) today returned to the Flagler Affordable Senior Housing Project to review construction progress and ensure the $3.5 million in federal funding she secured is being transformed into affordable homes for South Florida seniors.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives María Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Carlos A. Giménez (FL-28) and Christopher H. Smith (NJ-04) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent urging the Administration to impose sanctions on the Comercializadora de Servicios Médicos Cubanos (CSMC), the Cuban regime's state-run entity that oversees its overseas medical missions and serves as a major source of revenue for the dictatorship.