Press Releases

On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) joined Fox News Channel’s Bill Hemmer on America’s Newsroom to discuss military intervention in Venezuela.  “You have a massive refugee crisis [in Venezuela],” Waltz said. “It’s approaching the size of what happened in Syria. Three million refugees are flowing into neighboring countries and… Read more »

Today, U.S. Reps. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.) and Michael Waltz (R-Fla.), both former national security specialists at the Pentagon, requested the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) provide a classified briefing for the entire Florida congressional delegation on the nature and extent of the Russian government’s efforts to interfere in… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) joined Fox News Channel’s Harris Faulkner Tuesday to call for the U.S. and the Lima Group to provide humanitarian and logistical aid to the people of Venezuela as they push back against Nicolás Maduro and his violent regime. “I think it is time for the United States to continue to lead a humanitarian effort,” Waltz said. “But… Read more »

Today, Representative Michael Waltz (R-FL) and Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced the “Venezuelan Contracting Restriction Act,” legislation that would restrict U.S. government contracts from being awarded to companies that are engaged in business with Nicolas Maduro’s illegitimate regime. “Companies choosing to do business with… Read more »

Earlier today, Representative Michael Waltz (FL-R) joined Fox News Channel’s Fox & Friends to discuss the deaths of three Americans in Afghanistan yesterday and the Trump Administration’s designation of the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps. as a terrorist organization. “I think this is absolutely right to go after the IRGC,” Waltz said. “You have to… Read more »

Today, Representatives Michael Waltz (FL-R), Jim Banks (IN-R), Liz Cheney (WY-R), and Elise Stefanik (NY-R) introduced the “Ensuring a Secure Afghanistan Act,” which specifies a list of requirements that must be met before U.S. troop levels can fall below 10,000 in Afghanistan.  Waltz, Banks, Cheney and Stefanik are members of the House Armed Services Committee.… Read more »

Yesterday, Representative Michael Waltz (FL-R), a combat veteran and member of the House Armed Services Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation with Representatives Seth Moulton (D-MA) and Don Bacon (NE-R) that would increase the benefits for Gold Star families. H.R.1911, or “The SFC Brian Woods Gold Star and Military Survivors Act,” is named in honor of Army Sgt.… Read more »

Today, at a House Armed Services Committee hearing about the Pentagon’s Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Budget Request, Representative Michael Waltz (FL-R) questioned top Pentagon officials about U.S. combat readiness for a conflict in space, establishment of the U.S. Space Command, and threats posed by ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and the Taliban. Noting our dependence on… Read more »

Representative Michael Waltz (FL-R) today joined the bipartisan American Flood Coalition alongside fellow Floridians Representatives John Rutherford (R-FL) and Al Lawson (D-FL). This group of Congressmen is the largest to collectively join the Coalition, and in their three districts combined represent over 2 million people, including American Flood Coalition member cities St. Augustine,… Read more »

Following this weekend’s news that Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller’s investigation has been completed and the Attorney General’s conclusion letter to Congress, Representative Michael Waltz (FL-R) joined CNN’s New Day with John Berman to discuss the developments and what to expect next. Waltz also discussed his co-founding of the bipartisan “For Country… Read more »