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Waltz Leads Letter Urging NCAA to Grant Hardship Waiver to Florida State University Athlete

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, U.S. Congressmen Mike Waltz (FL-6) and Neal Dunn (FL-2) led a bipartisan letter with ten fellow members of the Florida Congressional delegation to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) President Charlie Baker urging the NCAA to reverse course on its decision to retroactively punish collegiate student athlete and Floridian Darrell Jackson Jr. for…

Waltz Presses Biden Administration for Review of Bergdahl Trial

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, U.S. Congressmen and veterans Mike Waltz (FL-6), Dan Crenshaw (TX-2), and Jake Ellzey (TX-6) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding an immediate review of options for a new trial for U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl. The letter follows Tuesday’s decision by Judge Reggie B. Walton to vacate the…

VIDEO: Waltz Calls for Accountability on Disastrous Afghanistan Withdrawal

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz (FL-6) questioned Colonel (Ret.) Seth Krummrich and Command Sergeant Major Jacob Smith during the House Foreign Affairs Oversight & Accountability Subcommittee hearing on the Biden Administration's preparation for the Afghanistan withdrawal. Watch the full exchange here. “Bagram, and this is critical to the families sitting…

ICYMI: Waltz Presses U.S. Military Service Academy Superintendents on CRT

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz (FL-6) questioned Superintendents Lieutenant General Steven W. Gilland of West Point, Vice Admiral Sean Buck of the U.S. Naval Academy, and Lieutenant General Richard M. Clark of the U.S. Air Force Academy on the teaching of Critical Race Theory at U.S. Military Academies during a House Armed Service Committee…

Waltz Leads Request for John Kerry’s Travel Records

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, U.S. Congressmen Mike Waltz (FL-6), Brian Mast (FL-21), and Cory Mills (FL-7) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken regarding several concerning statements made by the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (SPE) John Kerry on his use of chartered Military Aircraft (MILAIR) and private planes during his testimony before a House Foreign…

Waltz Presses John Kerry on Flying Private, Shadow Diplomacy

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, during a House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee hearing, U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz (FL-6) pressed Special Presidential Envoy on Climate John Kerry about his travel on, and ownership of, a private jet, as well as his shadow diplomacy with the Iran Regime during the Trump Administration. Watch the full exchange here. “In an exchange with Mr. Mills, you just…

Waltz to Lead Foreign Military Sales Task Force

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) announced a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Technical, Industrial, and Governmental Engagement for Readiness (TIGER) Task Force to modernize U.S. foreign military sales processes in several key areas so that it is responsive to U.S. national security needs and those of our partners and allies. This…

Waltz Leads Letter Pressing Air Force on General’s Political Comments

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, U.S. Congressmen Mike Waltz (FL-6), Greg Steube (FL-17), and Pat Fallon (TX-4) sent a letter to the Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall expressing their deep concern with a speech given by U.S. Space Force Lieutenant General DeAnna Burt, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear, at a Pentagon Pride event earlier this…

Waltz Statement Supporting FY24 Defense Bill

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz (FL-6), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, issued the following statement in support of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, which includes several of his priorities, including ensuring military readiness and bolstering our military personnel in Florida as well as addressing the…