Mario Diaz-Balart stayed silent as 3,000 working-class and elderly South Floridians were evicted from their mobile home park so a developer could build high-end apartments. While those families were losing their life savings, he was steering $12 million in federal earmarks directly to the project, and just eleven days after local officials moved to release the money, that same developer cut a $250,000 check to his committee. Our tax dollars went to a wealthy donor to build units priced for six-figure incomes, while he said nothing at all.

Read the full story: Mario Diaz-Balart Earmarked $12 Million for a Developer's Project. Eleven Days After the County Moved to Release the Money, the Developer Gave His Committee $250,000.