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Mario Diaz-Balart
stated on January 30, 2017 in a press release:

Says former President Barack Obama "took similar action against Cuban refugees" as President Donald Trump did in his executive order.

By Amy Sherman • January 31, 2017
Mario Diaz-Balart
stated on December 18, 2014 in a press conference:

Says that in 2008, President Barack Obama said normalization with Cuba would first require "liberation of all political prisoners and some basic steps toward freedom, including freedom of the press, political parties, labor unions."

By Amy Sherman • December 23, 2014
Mario Diaz-Balart
stated on October 2, 2013 in an interview on CNN:

There is "a constitutional issue" that affects "the paychecks of members of Congress" during a shutdown.

By Amy Sherman • October 7, 2013