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Brian Mast

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Brian Jeffery Mast is an American politician and former Army bomb disposal expert who has served as the U.S. Representative for Florida's 18th congressional district since January 3, 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Mast has focused on issues such as national security, veterans' affairs, and fiscal responsibility during his time in office. He is known for his strong stance against the Taliban and has advocated for ensuring that American taxpayer money does not support hostile entities abroad.

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Jul 29, 2026

One of the big things would be to take the able-bodied males and put them into the police and military, which are actively recruiting.

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Jul 29, 2026

The gangs will essentially block the streets with rubble, with debris, they'll dig giant ditches in the road, and so these military and police units can't traverse.

foxnews.com
Jul 29, 2026

This started with political people starting gangs there for their own benefit. And most of the politicians there are beyond guilty of pillaging their own country instead of doing something good for their country.

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Jul 28, 2026

To belittle this mission is to belittle and demean the very service these members who gave their lives.

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Jul 2, 2026

not quite as ridiculous this time as it was the last time … but still significantly ridiculous.

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Jul 1, 2026

the updated measure is "not quite as ridiculous this time as it was the last time … but still significantly ridiculous."

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Jun 30, 2026

There are not U.S. combat forces conducting operations or engaged in hostilities in Lebanon.

dailycaller.com
Jun 28, 2026

China the supervillain

scmp.com
Jun 28, 2026

AI has the ability to create superpowers, whether it creates a supervillain or whether it creates a superhero, that depends on the actions that are taken

scmp.com
Jun 28, 2026

America is the superhero

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Jun 5, 2026

While we can never say thank you enough to the men and women who protected us, this package of resolutions is a meaningful step.

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May 13, 2026

To say that there is no strategy is absolutely a direct insult to our United States Armed Forces, all of our generals, all of our colonels, all of our majors, all of our leaders working in tactical operations centers, the Pentagon…

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May 13, 2026

My opinion is that, yes, both by the content of what it is that the administration has told me in whether it is full House classified briefings with the Secretary of War, the Secretary of State, General Caine, and CIA Director John…

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May 13, 2026

I am going to respond to the trove of ridiculous things that I have heard said on this floor. Speaking generally about life, I know that there are people out there that when they get hit, they curl up, they cry, and they don't deal with…

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May 13, 2026

I am laughing because in the whole 10 minutes that I just listened to my colleague speak, there was not one mention of what this bill actually does or says. It is probably really convenient to not reference anything that this bill says. I…

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Apr 16, 2026

Mr. Speaker, I would let my colleague that was just speaking know that almost all Democrats and Republicans literally gave the President the direction, voted, to include the top Democrat that is walking up right now, to use all means…

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Apr 16, 2026

I am very proud that we have a President who knows where he is and can find his way on or off of a stage. I know my colleagues had to literally remove their President that they did not ask for any war powers authorities for when he was…

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Apr 16, 2026

I will educate my colleague that the United States of America goes to the greatest lengths to use the most pinpointed weapons, at great expense, precision weapons over and over again, so that if any civilian is killed, it is tragic, but it…

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Apr 16, 2026

I rise today to honor a true legend, somebody that I am proud to call a friend, as we recognize the 40th anniversary of one of the greatest performances in all of sports, the 1986 Masters. Jack Nicklaus had been dismissed as past his…

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Apr 16, 2026

I know the gentlewoman is still here. Does she really not know why we are there? She really doesn't know about the American servicemembers who were killed even before this who I mentioned? She doesn't know about the American bases that…

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Apr 16, 2026

I hoped that my colleague who was just speaking would stay for more debate, but I would be curious. The gentlewoman intends to vote to tell the President that all U.S. Forces must be removed from hostilities. Do they feel as though that is…

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Mar 4, 2026

I would point out that the next speaker as well, it would appear, voted to say: ``Use all means necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.'' He clearly thought that there was a pretty damn imminent threat going on there…

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Mar 4, 2026

This is serious. It is more serious than when my colleagues can't even acknowledge a hint of an emergency, a hint of imminence related to the threat of Iran--there is nothing to see there--even though last Congress so many of them voted…

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Mar 4, 2026

Mr. Speaker, I am going to respond to some of these comments as well. My colleague has said things that we agree on: Iran is a bad actor, and Iran is a state sponsor of terror. He said that there is no dispute about these things. My…

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