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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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Jul 13, 2017

On rollcall No. 369, I mistakenly voted ``no'' when I intended to vote ``yes.'' Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Gosar The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from…

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Jun 28, 2017

I applaud this committee for their work on them. They get directly to the heart of the most important issues for this committee.

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Jun 21, 2017

I appreciate your testimony today.

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Jun 13, 2017

Do you foresee turning a blind eye if Russia were to invade any other sovereignty?

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Jun 13, 2017

I want to thank the chairman for yielding me time, and the ranking member, both of the gentlemen, for their leadership, and also our Senator from Florida, Senator Rubio, for his leadership on this bill. This is a great bill, and that is…

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Jun 13, 2017

I would not expect that President Trump has any intent to do anything other than to try to restore this relationship to something that is in the interest of the American people.

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Jun 13, 2017

We take the relationship with Russia as serious. They are a global nuclear power.

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May 25, 2017

I rise on the heels of Memorial Day to discuss what we must learn from those we specifically remember on this and every Memorial Day going forward. All among us, every single person in this Chamber, every single person that visits here, we…

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May 17, 2017

Take the money from fines and penalties and actually put it back into what we are all trying to do, which are programs and initiatives that will improve clean water.

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May 4, 2017

I, too, am a person with preexisting conditions, and I believe it is not just something that I should do; it is a responsibility for me to be the staunchest advocate for people out there who have preexisting conditions. That is why I am…

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May 2, 2017

I have friends who are in uniform who have already bled in Syria.

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May 2, 2017

I would like to thank my friend from Pennsylvania for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I would also like to recognize my committee colleagues from the great State of Florida, Ms. Frankel and Mr. Webster, on promoting this important piece of…

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Apr 26, 2017

So what I am basically hearing is that, if the Federal Government had overseen a failing dike, they would have come to our aid; they would have come to our assistance. But when the Federal Government releases trillions of gallons of…

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Mar 28, 2017

To pause you. Are you saying that it was basically pure dumb luck or a lack of intelligence on their part that didn't get them to this point?

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Mar 28, 2017

we constantly point to Iran using the phrase 'the largest state sponsor of terror,' and ask ourselves, what does that really mean?

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Mar 28, 2017

A few weeks ago, I spoke in this Chamber about the threats made against Jewish community centers across this country. I rise today because, this week, we have taken bipartisan action to address these threats. As Members of Congress, we…

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Mar 16, 2017

I want to start by saying this. I was prompted to say this by the remarks from my colleague from Florida just now. I believe that there is absolutely nothing that is common sense about preventing those who defend America from having the…

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Mar 16, 2017

I take issue with a term that was thrown around far too loosely twice in just the last couple of minutes by my colleagues from the other side of the aisle here where each of them used the term ``crazy.'' They used the term ``crazy'' twice…

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Mar 16, 2017

I encourage my colleagues to vote for this rule and to bring each of these bills to the floor.

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Mar 16, 2017

If the gentleman would yield, that is certainly an issue that we can point to. But when you talk about post-traumatic stress and so many other issues that are diagnosed by the Department of Veterans Affairs----

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Mar 16, 2017

I appreciate that. When I get to speaking about the specifics of this matter--and you used a very broad, general term, like the term ``post-traumatic stress disorder.'' That is something that is, unfortunately, layered upon nearly every…

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Mar 8, 2017

But they are not cleaned up by the Federal Government, and that is one of the worst things that I can say about them.

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Mar 8, 2017

Ukraine is not only engaged in a physical battle, they are engaged in a battle of ideas as well.

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