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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.
Mr. Speaker, this resolution is very simple. It is reaffirming that Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism. Why is Iran the largest state sponsor of terrorism? Why is that something that is said? Why must we reaffirm this? It…
Mr. Speaker, in 1979, the Islamic Revolution began, and a dark veil of terror descended upon the Middle East. Since then, Iran has operated as the nucleus to the world's most dangerous terror network. When the withdrawal from Afghanistan…
I would point out that the next speaker as well, it would appear, voted to say: ``Use all means necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.'' He clearly thought that there was a pretty damn imminent threat going on there…
I have to say I heard one of the craziest things from my colleague just a couple of minutes ago: That if something has been going on for 40 years, it can't be imminent. It can't meet the definition of imminent if it has been going on for…
Mr. Speaker, the Trump administration exhausted every single diplomatic effort that they could with Iran, as did previous administrations. Iran would not see reason. Operation Epic Fury is a legal and necessary exercise of Article II…
This is serious. It is more serious than when my colleagues can't even acknowledge a hint of an emergency, a hint of imminence related to the threat of Iran--there is nothing to see there--even though last Congress so many of them voted…
Mr. Speaker, I think I figured something out. If my colleagues keep saying that 4 days is forever, then maybe that is why they can't talk about what imminent threat means. They can't figure out the definition of these things. Imminent…
I would point to just Canada, number one. Canada, in the last year, had an additional 8,000 fentanyl-related arrests because they finally started cracking down on it. There was an increase of 80 percent that was seized at the U.S.-Canada…
Would my colleague like to deny or admit that 5,000 deaths in New York related to fentanyl is an emergency?
I asked you a question. Would you like to say 5,000 deaths are an emergency in New York?
I would let my colleague know that just one-- because he said Canada plays almost no role in fentanyl deaths--one 70-pound bust of fentanyl alone was enough to kill every single person in New York City. Again, my colleague is unwilling to…
Would you like to say 5,000 deaths in New York is an emergency? Crickets. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Meeks) for the purpose of a colloquy. Would you like to respond: 5,000 deaths in New York is an emergency.
it is amazing to me we are talking about the deaths of thousands of Americans, tens of thousands of Americans, and somebody is talking about wine. We are talking about the lives of tens of thousands of Americans, and my colleagues are…
The President never explained it to me. Maybe he was just trying to make room for Maduro and his wife.
again, my Democrat colleagues are not speaking about the words of the resolution, the basic grammar. It says: Remove forces from hostilities. There are no forces in Venezuela. They can't just make up words. I know they like to do that…
Mr. Speaker, neither of my colleagues bothered to say anything about what their bill they are bringing forward actually does. They didn't say a word about it. Let's quote their own bill for them, since they clearly don't want to talk about…
Let me answer some of the questions that my colleagues put up. Why did President Trump take Maduro? It was to protect the homeland of the United States of America, as he has done with action after action after action. It is the same reason…
I remind my colleague that President Trump has yet to start any war in either administration. His fight every day is protect the American homeland, protect the people of the United States of America, and he has done a damn good job. I…
it is always a laughable argument when Democrats try to say the President is enriching himself. Just as one example, in this case you don't see him collecting a $50 million bounty for bringing in Nicolas Maduro, a bounty that the previous…
I would let the next speaker on the other side know that they lost 116--Ms. Kamlager-Dove had 116 overdoses in the last year. I can count at least six individuals killed recently by MS-13. The President is working to protect her district…
Mr. McCORMICK. Mr. Speaker, I am in strong opposition to this resolution because the issue before us is not one of Presidential authority. It is whether Congress should undermine the President's ability to deter threats and protect the…
This resolution, plain and simple, is about telling the President he has no authority to combat terrorists in the Western Hemisphere. Those are the words of this resolution. It is not a secret. Anybody can read it. The President doesn't…
Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman is absolutely right, the Constitution is crystal clear that only Congress can start a war. However, in their deliberations on this subject, the Founders also made clear that they were leaving the…
I really can't believe this debate from some of my friends on the other side of the aisle. They are talking about things that have nothing to do with the underlying legislation. I mean, they are talking about fentanyl. Well, fentanyl is…
Nobody fights harder against drugs than the President of the United States of America. He is the one sinking the boats. Democrats are the ones saying any terrorist organization, no matter how many people they kill, behead, abduct, no…
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