WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, U.S. Congressmen Mike Waltz (FL-6) and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) introduced the bipartisan CCP Lease Abolishment for Minerals and Petroleum (CLAMP) Act to prohibit the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) from issuing, renewing, or allowing the transfer of any new or existing energy and mineral leases to any company owned, operated, or controlled by the Chinese Communis... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, U.S. Congressmen Mike Waltz (FL-06) and Bill Pascrell (NJ-9) introduced the bipartisan Moving American's Privacy Protection Act to require U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to remove personally identifiable information (PII), which includes Social Security and passport numbers, from cargo manifests before public disclosure. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and G... Read More »
FOX NEWS: John Kerry is the Neville Chamberlain of climate change Kerry's mistaken approach toward China is as dangerous as it is delusional By, Rep. Mike Waltz March 8, 2023 Our country recently received a sobering wakeup call with China’s spy balloon hovering over our skies. The blatant violation of American sovereignty wasn’t just an off-hand stunt, it was emblematic of Communist China’s view t... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz (FL-6) condemned the Biden Administration for its callous, incompetent, and disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan during the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the Administration’s emergency evacuation from Afghanistan. Watch the full video here. “I know this is painful and it is deeply personal, deeply personal to many of us,” ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz (FL-6) announced that $3 million appropriated by Congress was disbursed to fully fund a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works (USACE) study to help begin planning and designing critical stormwater and flood protection projects for the City of Daytona Beach. This project will help restore and rebuild Daytona Beach’s infrastructure to m... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz (FL-6) introduced legislation to condemn U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg for his actions, or lack thereof, in office and call for his resignation. Representatives Claudia Tenney (NY-24), Ryan Zinke (MT-1), Clay Higgins (LA-3), Greg Steube (FL-17), Mary Miller (IL-15), Bill Posey (FL-8), Lauren Boebert (CO-3), and Mike Col... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz (FL-6) pressed the Biden Administration’s Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl on European burden-sharing during the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) hearing on oversight of U.S. military support to Ukraine. “Did we successfully deter Russia from invading Ukraine? Did deterrence work?” Waltz asked. “We had a whole seri... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, U.S. Representatives Mike Waltz (FL-6) and Chrissy Houlahan (PA-6) introduced bipartisan legislation to prohibit the Department of Defense from establishing or maintaining a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) program at any private school owned by a subsidiary company of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). “Firms with direct ties with the CCP are buying up... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, Chairman of the U.S. House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness Mike Waltz (FL-6) and Chairman of the U.S. House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel Jim Banks (IN-3) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth to express concerns over the historic recruitment crisis facing the U.S. Army today and to call for public release of imp... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz (FL-6) announced his subcommittee appointments for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) and the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC). “I am pleased to expand my work on national security matters by serving on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) and House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) th... Read More »
In 1957, the sense of security the United States had come to accept after America’s victory in World War II drastically changed. The NBC radio broadcast on the night of Oct. 4 told its audience, "Listen now… for the sound that forevermore separates the old from the new," as the sound of the Sputnik satellite came through the airwaves. This moment didn’t just signify a groundbreaking technological ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, U.S. Representatives Michael Waltz (FL-6) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) re-introduced bipartisan legislation to prohibit U.S. government contracting with persons that have business operations with the Maduro regime. U.S. Senators Rick Scott (FL) and Jacky Rosen (NV) introduced companion legislation in the U.S. Senate. The Banning Operations and Leases with Il... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin requesting the Department of Defense to survey all of its Army, Navy, and Air Force JROTC programs located at private schools across the country and whether those schools are owned by a subsidiary of a foreign company, and the name of the subsidiary of a foreign company. The letter st... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz (FL-6) led Florida Republicans to re-introduce the American Shores Protection Act to codify the moratorium on oil and gas drilling off the coasts of Florida that was put in place by a September 8, 2020 Executive Order by then-President Trump. Under the legislation, the moratorium would apply to the South Atlantic, Eastern Gulf, and Strait... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz (FL-6) reintroduced the bipartisan Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act to extend the customs waters territory of the United States from 12 to 24 nautical miles from the baselines of the United States. Senators Rick Scott (R-FL), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), and James Lankford (R-TX) reintroduced companion legislation in the U.S. Senate... Read More »
