Mario Diaz-Balart Quotes

I will leave the U.S. Congress when the term for which I was elected expires in January 2011 and return to the practice of law with a sense of duty fulfilled.

Hispanic children now make the largest group of children in poverty.

You know, I think Marco Rubio would be a spectacular candidate for vice president. I think he would energize the country. I think he has a great story. He's bright. He's articulate.

The only poll obviously that matters is the last one, the one that's counted after all the votes are cast.

I've always supported the DREAM Act. I'm a co-sponsor of the DREAM Act.

Immigration is a sensitive topic.

I am now more sure than ever that we're going to have a bipartisan bill ... making incredible progress.

Governor Romney is a real hardliner on illegal immigration.

In my years of public service at both the federal and state levels, I have had the privilege of representing most of the communities that make up Congressional District 21, including Hialeah, Westchester, Doral, Kendall, Miami Lakes, Hialeah Gardens, Medley and Palmetto Bay.

President Obama's health care law raided Medicare in the tune of five hundred million dollars to create a new program.

I send messages to the White House continuously.

Millions of Americans are either underemployed or unemployed.

The best thing I can make is a peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich.