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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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May 12, 2021

Not surprised in the slightest. We have seen this not just go on for those who were wounded in Syria and other places. We can see it right here in our own area of the world, where Israel responded to the earthquake in Haiti and other…

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May 12, 2021

I totally agree. But it didn't stop with moving the Embassy to Jerusalem. It had to do with acknowledging if Iran is a friend or an enemy and reversing what had gone on with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, moving away from Iran…

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May 12, 2021

You are exactly right. We have both had the honor of spending time there. I have had the honor in my life of wearing two military uniforms, for a dozen years in the U.S. Army and also for a period wearing the uniform of the Israel Defense…

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May 11, 2021

I am for an all-of-the-above effort because we do not know which of the best of these technologies is yet going to work until we have to do it.

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May 11, 2021

You said you are for all of the above, but you are not.

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Apr 20, 2021

What does the community need? How are we of the people, by the people, for the people?

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Apr 19, 2021

It is important that we follow our own procedures.

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Apr 19, 2021

I believe it is important for us as a Nation to go through our proper channels for something so weighty as this particular treaty.

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Mar 24, 2021

Do you believe that the Federal Government has any right whatsoever to poison its citizens?

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Mar 22, 2021

Specify the enemy. It has been one of the biggest points of this entire debate that we have been having today.

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Mar 22, 2021

nobody has the right to poison us as individuals.

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Feb 24, 2021

Here's how I know the President didn't play a role in that, because if the President would have told people to sack the Capitol or attack the Capitol, it wouldn't have been a couple thousand, it would have been a million.

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Feb 22, 2021

And I would urge the committee to look at updating how this revolving fund is being disbursed so that it is disbursed in a more equitable way based upon a State's population and its needs accordingly.

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Feb 22, 2021

And I want to thank all of the witnesses for being here to discuss how wastewater treatment infrastructure has impacted the economy, how it has impacted the environment, how it has impacted the public health of our communities.

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Feb 21, 2021

Efforts to fix chronic problems associated with the Clean Watershed Needs Survey must also be accompanied by the modernization of the CWSRF allotment.

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Feb 21, 2021

I urge you to extend your attention to important reforms that can increase the reach, efficacy, and impact of much-needed federal investments in the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program.

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Jan 13, 2021

I rise with a very simple question. On January 6, thousands broke the law by taking siege of our Capitol here with us inside. Has any one of those individuals who brought violence on this Capitol been brought here to answer whether they…

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Jan 6, 2021

I rise as well to support the objection, and I rise with the simple question: Can the Chair honestly tell Americans, with a pending Supreme Court case over legal observers not being allowed to observe and inspect signatures, that the laws…

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Jan 6, 2021

I will repeat my question. Can you honestly tell Americans, with a pending Supreme Court case over legal observers not being able to observe and inspect signatures, that the laws and Constitution of Arizona were not violated to change…

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Dec 17, 2020

``Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.'' Madam Speaker, I rise today because the life and sacrifice of a true peacemaker, Trooper Joseph Bullock, will be honored by our passing of legislation to rename the…

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Dec 16, 2020

Harmony Allen is a veteran who was raped by her Air Force instructor while serving our country. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate justice for Harmony Allen. Now, for two decades, Harmony has been fighting for justice. Despite being…

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Dec 8, 2020

I thank Ranking Member Graves and Chairman DeFazio for their work and the committee staff for their work on this piece of legislation. Water is the lifeblood of Florida, and there is not a more important piece of legislation to our State…

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Sep 23, 2020

I would like to think that my community and my environment... have the right to not be poisoned.

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Sep 23, 2020

I also want to acknowledge Representatives Webster and Spano for their work on behalf of their constituents in addressing water management issues in Florida.

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Sep 23, 2020

This is our chance to reverse much of the damage and unintended consequences caused by decisions we made in the past.

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