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Brian Mast: “I think the other side should take a look at the chart. You can see when operations were kicking off in September, there…”

On the recordDecember 17, 2025
I think the other side should take a look at the chart. You can see when operations were kicking off in September, there were 3 strikes, going up in October to 11 strikes. Then it started to come down. Why? Because people started thinking about, am I going to push off the dock in this boat full of drugs and then take a Hellfire through the hull of my vessel sitting out here in the middle of the Gulf because I am transporting drugs to the United States of America? It dropped down to seven, dropped down to four, and it is going to continue to drop off because, finally, those that are shipping drugs to the United States of America are recognizing there are real consequences.
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Brian Mast
Republican · Florida

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Discussing the impact of drug trafficking operations during a floor speech.

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