Armed Services and National Security
Our government’s most important responsibility is to keep our country safe. Around the world, we’re facing new threats from terrorism, cyber-attacks and rogue regimes bent on developing nuclear weapons. We must continue to strengthen our military to ensure we continue to have the strongest national defense in the 21st Century.
With two military bases in the Second Congressional District, I’m proud to represent all of our military personnel and their families on the House Armed Services Committee. Whether they’re stationed in North Florida or on the front lines, our service members deserve to know we have their backs.
Tyndall Air Force Base and the Naval Support Activity Base Panama City generate around $1 billion in economic activity for North Florida. I’m working with Republicans and Democrats to protect our bases and the thousands of military-related jobs in our district.
If you or a family member are in the military need assistance with a federal agency or any other issue, please contact our office’s military affairs liaison at (850) 891-8610.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla — In wake of the California National Guard bonus scandal, Representative Gwen Graham is taking steps to ensure no Florida National Guard soldiers or veterans are asked to return any bonuses or benefits they earned while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Gwen Graham is applauding the Coast Guard’s decision to award their Phase II offshore patrol cutter (OPC) contract to Panama City-based Eastern Shipbuilding.
The initial award is worth $110.29 million and covers design and production of up to nine OPCs. Construction of the vessel is to begin in 2018. If the all options are exercised, the contract has a potential value of $2.38 billion; the total program value for OPC production exceeds $10 billion and extends beyond 2030.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Gwen Graham released the following statement on Sunday, September 11th, applauding the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, which passed the House on Friday.
Congresswoman Gwen Graham invites parents and students interested in learning about educational opportunities and application information for our nation's five military academies to the 2015 Military Academy Day.
Click here for a nomination application or more information on the academies -> https://edit-graham.house.gov/academy
Congresswoman Gwen Graham invites parents and students interested in learning about educational opportunities and application information for our nation's five military academies to the 2015 Military Academy Day.
Click here for a nomination application or more information on the academies -> https://edit-graham.house.gov/academy
PANAMA CITY, Fla. – Representative Gwen Graham will award a long overdue Purple Heart to Korean War veteran Cpl. Joseph Ed Hutchinson, tomorrow, Tuesday, August 23, at 2:30 PM CT at the City of Parker Community Center.
Cpl. Joseph Ed Hutchinson is a native Floridian, a son of Bay County and graduate of Bay County High School. He answered the call to defend his country and joined the U.S. Army on September 3, 1948, and served in Korea, where he was wounded by shrapnel from an artillery shell. (Full award citation copied below)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Gwen Graham is inviting North Florida students interested in attending our nation’s military academies to Military Academy Days to learn more about the schools and application process. The Military Academy Days will be held in Panama City on August 23 and in Tallahassee on August 25.
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Friday, July 22, 2016
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Representative Gwen Graham met with law enforcement, teachers, parents and students at City Hall to discuss making our schools safer, and she announced new legislation to meet that goal.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Gwen Graham joined Representatives Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Miami) and Mario Díaz-Balart (R-Miami), for a briefing at Homestead Air ReserveBase and a ribbon cutting ceremony at a VA outpatient clinic.
“I appreciate Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen inviting me to learn more about Homestead Air Reerve Base and the Department of Veterans Affairs’ operations in South Florida,” Rep. Graham said. “I believe the Florida delegation is strongest when we put party politics aside and focus on what’s best for our state.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Gwen Graham joined Representative Mike Thompson (CA-5) as an original co-sponsor of H.R. 5504, the House version of Senator Nelson’s bill to require that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) be notified when individuals who have been have investigated for terrorism attempt to purchase firearms or explosives.