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Waltz: Bill Endangers Safety of Migrant Children While Failing to Address the Current Border Crisis

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz (FL-6) released the following statement regarding his opposition to the DREAM Act in the House: “There are currently 13,700 unaccompanied minors in CBP and HHS custody who made the dangerous journey through Central America and Mexico, transported by coyotes and human traffickers to our southern border.  Hundreds are…

ICYMI: Why The 2022 Winter Olympics Need To Be Moved From Beijing

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an op-ed published Wednesday, U.S. Congressman Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) and Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich call for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be moved from Beijing due to the gross human rights abuses and genocide carried out by the Chinese Communist Party. In less than a year, the 2022 Winter Olympics will begin in Beijing, China. As the world emerges…

Waltz Opposes Pelosi’s Blue State Bailout – Again

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz (FL-6) released the following statement regarding his opposition to Pelosi’s Blue State Bailout Bill: “Today, I again voted against Nancy Pelosi's so-called relief bill. Not only is it bad for Florida - which continues to recover from our pandemic due to reopening our economy - but bad for the country. Rather than spend…

Waltz Statement on Speaker Pelosi’s Task Force Security Plan

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, U.S. Congressman Michael Waltz (FL-6) released the following statement regarding Speaker Pelosi’s Task Force Security Plan:  “Speaker Pelosi continues to play politics behind closed doors regarding our security on Capitol Hill and lawmakers have been left in the dark for too long,” said Rep. Waltz. “Before any extension for National Guard presence is…

Waltz & FL Members Send State Dept. Letter Calling for Urgency on Venezuela Crisis

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WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Earlier this morning U.S. Congressman Michael Waltz (FL-6), along with eleven other members of Florida’s congressional delegation, sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken outlining the urgency of the crisis in Venezuela, its impact to Floridians, and the necessity of appointing a Special Representative to focus on Venezuelan affairs. Specifically, they…

Waltz Votes Against Pelosi’s $1.9T Blue State Bailout

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, U.S. Congressman Michael Waltz (FL-6) voted against Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s so-called $1.9 trillion COVID-19 Relief Package due to the unwarranted bailouts, pork spending unrelated to COVID littered throughout the bill, and the $1 trillion in unspent COVID relief that Congress has already passed. “All Americans are hurting from this pandemic and I…

ICYMI: Negotiating Against Ourselves on Iran

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WASHINGTON, D.C. –  In an op-ed published Thursday, U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) and Jamil N. Jaffer warn against the Biden Administration giving up leverage gained from the previous administration’s maximum pressure campaign and entering another ill-conceived nuclear deal with Iran.   In the past week, Iranian proxy forces attacked an American military base in…

Waltz, Carbajal Introduce Bill to Exempt Naturalization Fees for Relatives of Purple Heart Recipients

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, U.S. Congressmen Michael Waltz (FL-6) and Salud Carbajal (CA-24) introduced the “Sergeant First Class Javier J. Gutierrez Purple Heart Survivor Naturalization Fee Relief Act of 2021,” a bill that would direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to exempt the immediate relatives of servicemembers who were awarded the Purple…

Waltz Introduces Resolution Calling on Olympic Committees to Boycott Beijing Olympics

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, U.S. Congressman Michael Waltz (FL-6) introduced a resolution calling on the United States Olympic Committee to withdraw from the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing unless the International Olympic Committee (IOC) finds an alternative site. The decision to introduce this resolution follows a number of significant human rights violations carried out by the…

Waltz Named House Subcommittee Ranking Member

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, U.S. Congressman Michael Waltz (FL-6) was named Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Research and Technology (R&T) within the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. The Subcommittee on R&T has jurisdiction over the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, federal science research, university research and partnerships,…