Press Releases

On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz spoke on the House floor about the effects of large military spending cuts on global stability in the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act. “This cut…is an attempt to back us out of the War on Terror. We all want peace. We all want these wars to go away but that doesn’t mean that we can just wish them away…like the Obama… Read more »

U.S. Reps. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) and Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.) have formally unveiled bipartisan legislation to require the Department of Homeland Security to notify state and local officials, certain Members of Congress and potentially affected voters when federal agencies identify an election system breach. H.R. 3259, the Achieving Lasting Electoral Reforms on Transparency and… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) spoke with Fox News about Russian intelligence gathering and reports of the Losharik Russian spy submarine fire which killed 14 senior sailors last week. “Most people think the internet is in the cloud. It’s really under the ocean,” Waltz said. “There are almost 400 of these cables [which] are about the size of a really large… Read more »

On Monday, U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) discussed the decision to halt military strikes on Iran with Fox Business News’ Maria Bartiromo. “I do think the Iranians will continue to push,” Waltz said. “They’re like a schoolyard bully that will continue taking lunch money until they’re stopped. So that was some of my concern with not conducting the… Read more »

On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) joined America’s Newsroom to discuss the recent deployment of 1,000 additional U.S. troops to the Middle East to address threats in the region and rising tensions with Iran. “The troops [deployed] are being requested by the Commander in the field in response to what the Iranians are doing, [which is] lashing out,” Waltz… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) is seeking a wounded or disabled veteran for a two-year paid fellowship program in his Palm Coast district office location in Flagler County. The selected veteran for the special fellowship will work with military and veteran constituents to handle veteran-related casework and act as a facilitator between constituents and federal, state and local… Read more »

On Friday, Representative Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) discussed recent attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and growing tensions in Iran with Fox News’ Dana Perino. “The maximum pressure campaign against the Iranian economy is working,” Waltz said. “The Iranian economy is experiencing ridiculously high amounts of inflation. The amount of oil that Iran is… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) issued the following statement on his vote in opposition to the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act: “I was glad we were able to agree on many issues in this markup, as well as approve my own amendments and priorities like establishing a U.S. Space Command and steps towards a U.S. Space Force. Unfortunately, we were unable to strip… Read more »

Normandy, France – On Sunday, U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) reenacted the Allied Forces’ parachute jump in Normandy, France to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. Waltz was one of hundreds of veterans from around the world who recreated the jump. Around 13,000 men made the same jump in 1944. At the time, it was the largest use of airborne troops in… Read more »

On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed four water quality bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) to definitively assess and manage stressors on coastal communities dealing with ocean acidification. “Improving water quality is a critical priority for Florida’s coast,” Waltz said. “Waterways are essential to our community’s growth and… Read more »