Florida's 6th Congressional District
Recent News About Florida's 6th Congressional District
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Waltz Leads Letter Urging NCAA to Grant Hardship Waiver to Florida State University Athlete
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 putting his family first.
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VIDEO: Waltz Calls for Accountability on Disastrous Afghanistan Withdrawal
On July 27, 2023, 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.
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Waltz Leads Request for John Kerry’s Travel Records
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 Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability hearing on July 13, 2023.
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Waltz Presses U.S. Military Service Academy Superintendents on CRT
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 hearing.
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Waltz to Lead Foreign Military Sales Task Force
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.
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Waltz Leads Letter Pressing Air Force on General’s Political Comments
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 month.
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Waltz Statement Supporting FY24 Defense Bill
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 growing threats the United States faces from adversaries like the Chinese Communist Party (CCP):
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India Caucus Members Introduce Legislation to Fast-Track Weapons Sales to India
On Thursday, U.S. Congressmen Mike Waltz (R-FL-6), Ro Khanna (D-CA-17), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8), Andy Barr (R-KY-6), and Marc Veasey (D-TX-33) introduced bipartisan legislation to fast-track U.S. weapon sales to India. U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced companion legislation in the U.S. Senate.
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Waltz Announces Staff Promotions & Hires for the 118th Congress
On Thursday, U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz (FL-6) announced new updates to his leadership team and staff for the 118th Congress.
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Waltz, Cherfilus-McCormick Re-Introduce Bill to Study Prevalence of Human Trafficking at Strip Clubs
On Thursday, U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz (FL-6) and Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20) introduced the bipartisan Study To Observe and Prevent (STOP) Human Trafficking Act of 2023 to direct the U.S. Attorney General to conduct a study on the prevalence and instances of human trafficking at adult entertainment clubs and to report those findings to Congress.
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Waltz, Pingree Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Protect Coastal Communities from Ocean Acidification
On Tuesday, U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz (FL-6) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-1) released the following statements on the passage of their bipartisan Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2023 in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Waltz Expresses Concern Over U.S. Army Critical Mineral Supply Chains
On Monday, U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz (FL-6) sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth raising concerns over supply chains for critical minerals and elements needed to implement the Biden Administration’s 2022 Army Climate Strategy.
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Waltz Presses Biden Defense Department on U.S.-European Burden-Sharing
On Wednesday, U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz (FL-6) questioned Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Celeste Wallander on the burden-sharing, or lack thereof, between the United States and European allies in regard to military aid for Ukraine during the House Armed Services Committee hearing on U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in Europe.
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Waltz Presses Biden DoD on Posture in the Indo-Pacific Region
On Tuesday, U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz (FL-6) questioned top U.S. military officials, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Jedidiah Royal and Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Admiral John Aquilino, on the Department of Defense’s policies, programs, and priorities in the Indo-Pacific region during a House Armed Services full committee hearing.