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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.
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I would just say this: Number one, I think you would do well to turn off the phone and pay attention to this Special Order while you have the honor of presiding over the floor of the House…
I visited Port Mayaca with General Graham during a visit, where it was absolutely disgusting...
I don't take anything more seriously than the safety of the people in my community, and the safety of my brothers and sisters in arms.
I have been working on coastal resilience funding since I first got to Congress.
I thank the chairman for his comments about us seeking advice on Authorization for Use of Military Force from academics from Harvard, Yale, and NYU. And though they may have spent time serving in defense roles, I would remind the chairman…
War powers and AUMF, it is a distant impersonal term to talk about the work of the warfighter. And I think for people on both sides of the aisle, it is anything but impersonal. Probably all of us in here know people who have passed in our…
I want to talk about black carbon, other environmental effects of rocket launches.
I also have a concern that Congress... has prohibited the FAA from regulating the design or operation of launch vehicles.
I intend to soon introduce legislation to do that. NASA can promote commercial space.
The SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket burns 400 metric tons of kerosene and emits more carbon dioxide in a few minutes than an average car would in two centuries of driving.
I would hope that Palestinian people would see that Hamas has brought nothing but ruin and misery to them.
It's not just that Hamas is taking over by force. If Hamas would do well in the elections, then we're talking about the people fundamentally supporting Hamas.
I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Why at this time should we come together bipartisanly on this vote? That is the question that I am going to attempt to answer. Members of this body are going to have the opportunity as we move forward…
I thank the gentleman for his question. Not only do I agree with that, but I think one of the most important points that we make on that is that it was without concession. We didn't have to negotiate. The President did not negotiate or…
By my calculation, we should have about 2 minutes remaining. So I will try to give the gentleman the last word in just a moment. Mr. Speaker, I would just bring us back to what I opened up with for myself here. And that was the tweet, the…
Let's start with what my friend just said, our friends under attack. That first word, ``under attack'' is the most important part to realize here. I want to quote one of our other colleagues in a statement, Ms. Omar, in one of her…
I am joined by my colleague here, Mr. Roy. There will be some colloquy going between us as we each feel the need to discuss what is going on in Israel right now, the response by the world, the response by the United States of America. Mr…
I could not agree more, and to put into perspective why, a great American word, Alamo. Israel is really, it is an Alamo in the Middle East, of freedom, democracy, human rights for all people. That is what they are in that region, and if we…
I could not agree more with the gentleman. It is important that we acknowledge the truth. Who are our friends, who are our enemies, who those are that are posing a threat, what are the threats that they are posing, we make that known. That…
I just went over a tremendous list of years of rocket attacks. Now, when Israel goes and flies over the Gaza Strip and puts a piece of ordnance on a target, it is because that location is where they were firing rockets from. They are…
I would respond to the gentleman by saying what greater calling for any government, what greater responsibility for any government, than to protect its people. You speak at length about the protection that the United States of America owes…
I thank the gentleman for his question. I could continue on through this list and read year after year, nine killed, nine killed, six killed, 14 killed, 11 killed. I read Hamas, Palestinian Islamic jihad, al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, and…
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