Tag: michael waltz
Michael Waltz: Time for Defense Department to Testify Before Congress About Afghanistan
This week, U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz. R-Fla., wrote U.S. Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin, asking for the Pentagon to brief the U.S. House Armed Services Committee “on how the Defense Department has secured, archived, and...
Gus Bilirakis Leads Letter to Biden Opposing California Gas and Diesel Powered Vehicle Ban
Last week, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., led a letter signed more than 150 U.S. House Republicans to President Joe Biden “in opposition to a forthcoming waiver request from the state of California that...
Michael Waltz Warns Biden Administration About Chinese Research Theft
This week, U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., warned the Biden administration about “malign foreign talents programs in U.S. federal research.”
Waltz sent a letter to U.S. Energy Sec. Jennifer Granholm and Arati Prabhakar, the director...
Greg Steube Leads GOP Push for Congress to Send Aid to Florida After Hurricane...
This week, U.S. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., led a letter to the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee urging the prioritization of an emergency supplemental appropriations package in response to the...
Republicans in Florida Delegation Want to Prevent Energy Exploration in the Gulf Test Range
Last week, with the support of Republicans in the Florida delegation, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., introduced the“Preserving the Gulf Test Range to Ensure Military Readiness Act.”
The bill...
Stephanie Murphy Leads Congressional Delegation, Including Florida Republicans, in Tour of Asia
This week, retiring U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., the vice chair of the U.S. House Intelligence and Special Operations and a member of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, weighed in on Wednesday after...
Florida Delegation Calls on U.S. Trade Rep to Investigate Fruit, Vegetable Importers From Mexico
At the end of last week, the Florida congressional delegation, led by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Al Lawson, D-Fla., called on U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai “to initiate a Section...
Florida Delegation Reacts to the Death of Queen Elizabeth II
Members of the Florida delegation on Capitol Hill reacted on Thursday after news broke that Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96 and after more than 70 years on the throne.
“For the...
Party Lines Hold Up in Florida Delegation as House Passes Inflation Reduction Act
At the end of last week, the U.S. House passed the “Inflation Reduction Act” backed by Democrats on a party lines vote.
The measure, which includes more than $700 billion in spending, cleared the U.S....
Stephanie Murphy, John Rutherford Want NOAA to Suspend Closing Red Snapper Fishing in South...
U.S. Reps. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., and John Rutherford led a congressional letter to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Richard Spinrad, asking him “to suspend further consideration of area closures in the South...
Florida Delegation Reacts to U.S. Forces Taking Out Al-Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri
Members of the Florida delegation on Capitol Hill cheered the news that U.S. forces killed Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
On Monday night, President Joe Biden announced to the nation that al-Zawahiri was killed during a...
House Passes the NDAA With Strong Support From the Florida Delegation
Last week, the U.S. House passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with the strong support of the Florida delegation.
The House passed the $840.2 billion NDAA on a 329-101 vote as 180 Democrats and...
