Bill Posey (R-Fla.), Francisco Canseco (R-Texas), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), Ruben Hinojosa (D-Texas) and Gregory Meeks (D-NY).

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Among Florida Republicans, Mark Foley came out for it, while Lincoln Diaz-Balart was dead set against.

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Ros-Lehtinen and U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (dee-AZ' bah-LART'), both Florida Republicans, had expressed concerns to the Treasury Department about the trip and wanted to know if it was licensed.

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As Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, R- Miami, who leads a group of Hispanic members of Congress said earlier this month, immigration has been used as a wedge issue for too long.

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In the House, "it's going to be a lift, " says Florida Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, a member of a bipartisan group developing a bill expected to be similar to the Gang of Eight's.

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But Florida Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, a key Republican in the House group, told CNN on Thursday that House negotiators have reached an agreement on the major issues, including border security and a pathway to citizenship.

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"It's the 800-pound gorilla, and we're not doing what we should be, " said Florida Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, a descendent of Cuban refugees who has played an influential role in redrawing the state's congressional maps since the early-1990s.

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