DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. – On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) announced a new initiative to highlight local small businesses’ success with the Paycheck Protection Program in Florida’s Sixth District. The new initiative, Paycheck Protection Program Success Stories, will highlight local small businesses and their positive experiences with the program, which provides assistance, via forgivable ... Read more »
DELEON SPRINGS, FLA. – On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) welcomed U.S. Navy Sec. Kenneth Braithwaite to Florida’s Sixth District for a visit to Sparton Corporation in DeLeon Springs. Sparton is a defense manufacturer which creates critical technology, including sonobuoys, which Naval Air Station Jacksonville uses for its anti-submarine warfare mission. “It was an honor to have Sec. Brai... Read more »
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. – On Thursday, U.S. Reps. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) and Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) led a bipartisan letter with 33 members of Congress to U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Mark Esper, urging the DoD to close child care gaps for military families. The U.S. military has nearly 1.6 million active duty family members, with more than half of all active duty members having a spouse a... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) joined House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Rob Bishop (R-Utah), House Science, Space and Technology Committee Ranking Republican Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) and 22 House Republicans in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) joined U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and the Florida congressional delegation in a letter to urge the U.S. Air Force to select Florida as headquarters for the U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM). The Department of Defense is currently in the process of establishing SPACECOM, which will serve as a unified combatant com... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, the United States House of Representatives passed the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by a vote of 295-125. U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) issued the following statement on his decision to support the bill: “As a Green Beret and combat veteran, I know firsthand the importance of a well-equipped, well-prepared military force. Although this bill isn’t ... Read more »
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. – U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) applauded newly-released data from the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury and the Small Business Administration, which shows nearly 83,000 jobs in Florida’s Sixth District were retained as a result of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). “This data makes it clear that the Paycheck Protection Program has had a positive impact on our community,” Waltz... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, the U.S. House Armed Services Committee unanimously passed two of Rep. Michael Waltz’s (R-Fla.) amendments to the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to protect federally-funded research from Chinese espionage. “The United States faces the greatest adversary we have ever known in China,” Waltz said. “For years, the Chinese Communist Party has... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) issued the following statement in support of the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, which includes several of his priorities, including protecting American colleges and universities from Chinese espionage as well as greater vetting of foreign nationals at U.S. military bases: “Even during the most trying times in our country’s h... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) spoke with Fox News’ Bret Baier to discuss recent reports of Russian military intelligence units secretly offering bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing coalition forces in Afghanistan, including U.S. troops. Waltz questioned the motive for the timing of story, given its proximity to the 2020 election. “We’ve known for years... Read more »
