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Brian Mast: I asked you a question. Would you like to say 5,000 deaths are an emergency in New York?

On the recordFebruary 11, 2026
I asked you a question. Would you like to say 5,000 deaths are an emergency in New York?
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Brian Mast
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the response to a significant number of deaths in New York.

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