Press Releases
Miami, FL. — Today, U.S. Representative María Elvira Salazar (FL-27) announced that she successfully secured $25.6 million in federal funding for community projects in Florida’s 27th Congressional District through the newly enacted Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 7148), which she proudly supported and was signed into law by the President on February 3, 2026.
Miami, FL — Hoy, la congresista María Elvira Salazar (FL-27) se unió a los congresistas Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) y Carlos A. Giménez (FL-28), junto a la senadora Ashley Moody (R-FL), familiares de las víctimas y líderes del exilio cubano, para conmemorar el 30.º aniversario del derribo, en 1996, de dos avionetas de Hermanos al Rescate y exigir formalmente la acusación contra Raúl Castro por su responsabilidad directa en el asesinato, patrocinado por el Estado, de cuatro hombres inocentes.
Miami, FL — Today, U.S. Representative María Elvira Salazar (FL-27) joined Representatives Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) and Carlos A. Giménez (FL-28), alongside Senator Ashley Moody (R-FL), family members of the victims, and leaders of the Cuban American exile community, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1996 downing of two Brothers to the Rescue aircraft and to formally call for the indictment of Raúl Castro for his direct responsibility in the state-sponsored murder of four innocent men.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representative María Elvira Salazar’s (FL-27) IDB Capital Increase Act (H.R. 6892) has been signed into law as part of H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, marking another legislative win that strengthens U.S. economic leadership and engagement across the Western Hemisphere.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar joined Representatives Mario Díaz-Balart, Carlos Giménez, and Nicole Malliotakis in sending a letter to President Donald J.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar, joined by Representatives Mario Díaz-Balart and Carlos Giménez, sent a joint letter to the U.S. Departments of the Treasury and Commerce urging immediate action to revoke licenses granted to U.S. companies operating with the Cuban dictatorship.
Washington, D.C. — The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), the nation’s leading voice for the American manufacturing industry, has endorsed the DIGNITY Act (H.R.4393), marking a major show of support from the business community for a serious, bipartisan immigration reform solution to strengthen the American workforce and sustain economic growth.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Rep. María Elvira Salazar joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers to introduce H.R. 7380, the Internet Reach and Access Now (IRAN) Act, legislation aimed at expanding internet freedom and access to information for the Iranian people.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Rep. María Elvira Salazar joined American Families United (AFU), ABIC Action, impacted American citizens, the National Roofing Contracting Association, and the National Association of Evangelicals for a press conference highlighting new national findings on mixed-status families and the urgent need for immigration reform through the DIGNITY Act (H.R. 4393).
Washington, D.C. — Today, House Foreign Affairs Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairwoman María Elvira Salazar led a subcommittee hearing titled “Defending Religious Freedom Around the World,” focused on the global state of religious liberty and the growing persecution of faith communities, particularly in the Western Hemisphere.