WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, U.S. Reps. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) and Elaine Luria (D-Va.) led a letter to conferees for the annual defense bill, requesting the inclusion of their bipartisan measure to research and treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for veterans. The United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act would leverage research and assets from both the U.S. and Israel for the... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz applauded the House’s unanimous passage of the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act, a bill designed to improve veterans’ access to mental healthcare and to prevent veteran suicide. Approximately 20 service members and veterans die by suicide each day. This legislation addresses veteran suicide by expanding... Read more »
By Rep. Michael Waltz, Nasirulla "John" Safi and Jason Criss Howk Nasirullah Safi, aka “John,” was a U.S. military interpreter/cultural adviser in Afghanistan. Today he lives in the Pacific Northwest of America. John, as my old infantry buddies who introduced us like to call him, is one of the lucky ones and he knows it. His story is a tale of patriotism, love for his Afghan people and nation, and... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill from U.S. Reps. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.), Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) and Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.) to authorize the President of the United States to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe for actions taken in Iraq on October 17, 2005. The bill would make a technical ch... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to discuss the importance of suicide prevention during Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Waltz reflected on his own experiences as a combat veteran dealing with post-traumatic stress and survivor’s guilt, encouraging veterans and all Americans to take the extra step and check ... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, U.S. Reps. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.), Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.) and Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) introduced a bill to authorize the President of the United States to posthumously award U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe the Medal of Honor for actions taken in Iraq on October 17, 2005. The bill would make a technical change to federal law, which generally requires th... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) issued the following statement on Democrats’ failure to prioritize the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act and the likelihood of a Continuing Resolution to fund the Department of Defense: “Congress has a duty to provide resources for our warfighters. Unfortunately, Democrats have failed to prioritize our troops in favor o... Read more »
By, Rep. Mike Waltz, Garrett Carthcart As proud U.S. war veterans, we are always looking for new ways to serve our country, and the COVID-19 pandemic has created an amazing opportunity for us to share what we have lived and learned about mental health and suicide prevention with the nation as we all join forces to battle this disease. In the Army, we are trained to respond under the trauma and str... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, U.S. Reps. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.), Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.) and Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) announced U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper’s agreement that U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Alywn Cashe deserves to have his Silver Star upgraded to the Medal of Honor, the highest award for combat valor in the United States, for SFC Cashe’s heroism in Iraq in October 2005. Secr... Read more »
PORT ORANGE, FLA. – On Monday, U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) highlighted two local small businesses benefiting from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) as part of his Paycheck Protection Program Success Stories initiative. Pat’s Riverfront Café in Port Orange and Norwood’s Eatery and Treehouse Bar in New Smyrna Beach were among 11,000 small businesses in Florida’s Sixth District to apply and ... Read more »
