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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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Mar 12, 2019

NATO will better enable itself to address today's challenges if, in fact, it does shake itself to the core.

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Mar 12, 2019

if you have a partner in a treaty that is year after year, decade after decade not being a good partner in that treaty, then that is an answer why you walk from that treaty.

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Mar 12, 2019

I am very thankful that we do not have a President that is so cautious that he is viewed as scared.

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Feb 13, 2019

Thank you for your October 26, 2018, letter requesting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide information on cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins.

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Feb 6, 2019

The Federal Government, in our opinion, needs to step up to the plate, honor its commitment under CERP.

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Feb 6, 2019

This type of kidney system needs to operate that way for the State of Florida otherwise it messes up everything in between.

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Feb 6, 2019

Restoring America's Everglades, it is really not a choice between fiscal responsibility and environmental protection it has to be both of those.

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Feb 6, 2019

We are looking for that same $200 million commitment from the Federal Government to help correct these problems.

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Feb 6, 2019

It will never be exactly the same as its natural state.

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Dec 21, 2018

This bill makes technical corrections to the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, which was signed into law on December 4, 2018. It corrects certain dates and updates membership on a Coast Guard advisory committee. Mr…

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Dec 20, 2018

This is not a debate on education, but I am worried about the ability of my colleagues to add. As we talk about tax and rates and terms thrown out about things like ``irresponsible'' and ``giveaways,'' I think it is incumbent that we…

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Dec 11, 2018

I thank Chairman Royce for yielding me the time and for his continued leadership on this critical issue. It has been an honor to serve with him and to learn from him. Absolutely, I couldn't say that more seriously. It has been an honor…

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Nov 28, 2018

Who is piggybacking us, though? Because we want people piggybacking the United States of America, not piggybacking Russia, or piggybacking China.

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Nov 28, 2018

Are our icebreakers going to be better than China and Russia's?

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Nov 28, 2018

If we don't have the heavy polar icebreakers, then we have to rely on others to do that sort of thing.

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Nov 27, 2018

I thank the chairman for yielding me time to speak in support of this act named after our friend, Frank LoBiondo. I thank the gentleman also for his time as chairman of the full committee. As a Representative of Florida, the State with the…

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Nov 27, 2018

I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. The Federal building and…

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Nov 27, 2018

I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the…

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Nov 8, 2018

Thank you for your inquiry and your interest in cyanobacteria and the management of Lake Okeechobee.

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Sep 13, 2018

I guess I found in my time that suicide is an epidemic of purpose, and worth, and value. I come to this line of thought because I have had countless veterans call me; reach out to my office; find me on Facebook; find me on some other form…

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Sep 12, 2018

I truly believe that every Member of Congress should at least have the opportunity to open an office in their local VA.

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Sep 12, 2018

It took Congressman Mast more than 1 year to open the office space to be utilized for assisting local veteran constituents.

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Sep 12, 2018

I would be perfectly happy to meet with our veterans in a boiler room if that is what it took to have appropriate advocacy for them.

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Sep 12, 2018

By opening up this office, my staff and I get to see week in, week out, the daily operations of our VA facility.

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Sep 12, 2018

The more present that Members of Congress are, the better quality of service that our veterans can receive.

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