Brian Mast

Doing so allowed me to expedite the assistance I provide our veterans and improve the overall quality of service my office delivers.

This important legislation, which this Committee held a hearing on in the previous Congress-and which was scheduled to be marked up-will ensure that our veterans receive the high level of constituent service they deserve by improving…

When common threads or issues surface, I can take them to the administration, and we can work collaboratively to resolve them.

In its current form, absolutely. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Mast moves to recommit the bill H.R. 397 to the Committee on Education and Labor with instructions to…

This amendment is very simple. It would prohibit pension plans receiving loans under this bill from engaging in the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement against Israel. Understanding this MTR does not take a lot of words. Mr…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 200, noes 232, not voting 0, as follows: [Roll No. 504] AYES--200…

the Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act, which targets groups by imposing sanctions on those who knowingly and materially assist Hamas.

I think it is a joke if anybody takes that as some kind of whereas fact that a two-State solution offers long-term security to the Nation of Israel.

I would absolutely want to thank the committee, the committee staff, and all of my colleagues for their work on this package.

Has the Army Corps of Engineers transferred toxic water--toxic water--from Lake Okeechobee to the east through the C-44 Reservoir into the St. Lucie Estuary and the Indian River Lagoon, and to the west through the Caloosahatchee River?

I think it ought to be looked at.

What can Congress do--more importantly, what can I do--to help you ensure the Chief's Report reflects the necessary options?

It does not make much sense to me to dredge and widen half of a channel and leave the other half not.

My congressional district is home to three highly important Civil Works projects of great economic benefit to our Nation.

It is important so that we can move forward as we try to accurately weigh the risks and assess what is going on as we try to manage both flood control for those to the south of the Herbert Hoover dike, and human health and human safety…

And the Corps considers that toxic?

I think there is some hole in there.

So, to pause, you are saying that now at West Palm Beach VA, if you showed up in a scooter or your own wheelchair, you are going to be transferred into a VA-owned wheelchair?

EPA's new recommendations will help state and local officials make informed decisions about when to issue local water quality and swimming advisories that are designed to protect the public, especially vulnerable populations like our…

In March, Congressman Brian Mast of Florida and I introduced the Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act...

We have an amazing nation that we sit in right now where I daresay not one of us on this dais fears any sort of human rights retaliation for whatever our opinions are.

If any of my colleagues on this committee think that we should go out there and have further engagement in Syria, then I would encourage them to author an authorized use of military force.

It saddens me when I hear just these irresponsible comparisons about the administration cozying up to Saudi Arabia.

Thank you for your letter dated March 18, 2019 asking about thresholds used to determine whether a cyanobacteria bloom is toxic.

We are still actively engaged in this.