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  • Supporting Our Military at Home and Abroad
    Oct 8, 2009  - This week, the House passed H.R. 3590, the Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009.  I was proud to be an original cosponsor of this bill and vote in support of this legislation. So far, more than 1.4 Americans have taken advantage of the first-time homebuyer tax credit, which gives ... More
  • Brown-Waite Stands Up for Seniors & Veterans
    Oct 2, 2009  - Washington D.C.  – This week, U.S. Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite (FL-05) introduced H.R. 3691; The Seniors and Veterans Economic Stimulus (SAVES) Act of 2009.   If passed, this bill would use unobligated funds from the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to provide Social Secu... More
  • Brown-Waite Applauds Citrus County Soldier’s Participation in World Military Games
    Jul 13, 2009  - (Washington D.C.) – U.S. Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite (FL-05) applauded Citrus County native, Sergeant Brent S. Johnson Jr., for his athleticism and service to our country. Sgt. Johnson recently returned from the CISM World Military Games in Rio De Janero, Brazil where he represented the United S... More
  • Flag Day: June 14
    May 27, 2009  - This past weekend our nation honored the men and women who lost their lives serving our nation. Proud Americans gathered at Memorial Day services across the country clad in patriotic colors, hand over heart as they recited the Pledge of Allegiance and sang the Star Spangled Banner. Flags stood at ha... More
  • Rep. Brown-Waite Honors Sgt. Marcus Mathes
    Apr 22, 2009  - The U.S. House last evening passed a bill authored by Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite (FL-05) to name the Dade City Post Office in honor of Army Sergeant Marcus Mathes of Pasco County. Sgt. Mathes was killed at age 26 on April 28, 2008 outside Baghdad when his equipment truck was stuck by enemy rock... More
  • Brown-Waite Continues Fight for Veterans Health Care
    Apr 22, 2009  - Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite (FL-05) highlighted the crucial needs of veterans in Central Florida at a field hearing of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs in Orlando yesterday. The hearing allowed Brown-Waite to gauge the progress of the new Orlando VA Medical Center and assess what technolo... More
  • President Obama Heeds Veterans and Brown-Waite’s Warnings
    Mar 19, 2009  - President Obama and the White House announced they will no longer pursue their plan to shirk the government’s fundamental responsibility to care for our wounded veterans, heeding a chorus of outrage from U.S. Representative Ginny Brown-Waite (FL-05) and leading veterans’ organizations. “Though alar... More
  • Rep. Brown-Waite Honors Sgt. Marcus Mathes of Pasco County
    Mar 17, 2009  - U.S. Representative Ginny Brown-Waite (FL-05) today authored a bill to name the post office in Dade City in honor of Army Sergeant Marcus Mathes of Pasco County. Sgt. Mathes was killed at age 26 on April 28, 2008 outside Baghdad when his equipment truck was stuck by enemy rocket fire.  “It is sold... More
  • REP. BROWN-WAITE INTRODUCES 4 BILLS ON FIRST DAY OF NEW CONGRESS
    Jan 7, 2009  - On the first day of session, U.S. Representative Ginny Brown-Waite (FL-05) introduced her first four bills of the 111th Congress.   These bills reflect the priorities of the 5th District and demonstrate Rep. Brown-Waite’s commitment to the needs of her constituents.  Descriptions of each of the bill... More
  • NEW VA HEALTH CENTER COMING TO CLERMONT
    Dec 5, 2008  - U.S. Representative Ginny Brown-Waite (FL-05) today announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has chosen the City of Clermont in Lake County, Florida to receive a new Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC).  The new health care clinic is expected open for patients in FY2010 and w... More