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Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) has announced his bid for re-election in Florida's 21st congressional district, which comes shortly after the Sunshine State's new redistricting map was approved by the Florida Senate and sent to Governor Ron DeSantis's (R-FL) desk. The new map would give the Republican Party four additional seats in Congress, potentially helping the GOP […]
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL), as Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, weighed in on the latest round of negotiations with Iran in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria, calling the decision by President Donald Trump to blockade the Strait of Hormuz "wise." Iran recently offered to end its nuclear program, which is […]
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) spearheaded a recent letter to the Secretary of the Navy, John C. Phelan, urging that the UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, be included as part of the reauthorized U.S. Navy Museum System. The U.S. Navy Museum System was authorized in the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which allows designated […]
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) discussed the recent controversy surrounding President Donald Trump's drone strikes on cartel smuggling boats in a recent appearance on Fox News's Life, Liberty, and Levin, saying the President and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth were within their authority to conduct the strikes. Rep. Mast described how he visited the United States Southern […]
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) denounced Senate Democrats in a recent video for prolonging the government shutdown, claiming that "the American people are not your leverage." "We are not talking about a difference in policy, we are talking about a difference in values," Rep. Mast began, highlighting how he voted in favor of the continuing resolution […]
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) commended the Department of Transportation for cracking down on illegal alien truck drivers, noting that "the message is simple: no shortcuts when it comes to American safety." "Keeping Americans safe on our roads is common sense," Rep. Mast wrote in a blog post. "All of us who rely on our highways […]
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) recently declared on X that any Democrat who is denying that illegal aliens receive healthcare via Medicare and Medicaid is "lying." Republicans have long argued that Democrats have sought $1.5 trillion in extra spending on top of the continuing resolution (CR) to provide healthcare coverage to illegal aliens, which Democrats have […]
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) chastised Democrats for allowing the government shutdown to continue in a recent appearance on Fox Business' Mornings with Maria, claiming it is purely to oppose President Donald Trump. In a recent address, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) outlined various foreign aid programs Democrats want to continue funding if it means ending […]
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) discussed the impact of a second drone strike against a boat from Venezuela allegedly crewed by Tren de Aragua in a recent appearance on Fox News's Faulkner Focus, echoing President Donald Trump's sentiment that "their existence will no longer continue." The new strike, which killed three people aboard the boat, was announced […]
Representatives Cory Mills (R-FL), Mike Haridopolos (R-FL), and Brian Mast (R-FL) expressed support for President Donald Trump's proposed new Census excluding illegal aliens in comments to The Floridian. Last week, President Trump announced that he was directing the Department of Commerce to conduct a new census that would not include illegal aliens as part of the […]
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) discussed the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas War, challenging countries that have recognized Palestine as a country to "show me where Israel has been wrong" in its operations in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Varney & Co. The discussion began with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's announcement of a new offensive […]
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) discussed the political fallout of President Donald Trump's attempt to establish a ceasefire between Israel and Iran in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Varney & Co., accusing Democrats of "wanting Trump to lose more than they want America to win." Host Stuart Varney began the discussion by pointing out that recent […]
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) discussed President Donald Trump's weekend strikes on Iran in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria, saying the United States and Israel "are in exactly the position we want to be in." By that, Rep. Mast meant that "no matter what Iran does tomorrow, it will not be responding with […]
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) discussed the recent missile attacks by Russia against Ukraine in a recent appearance on Fox News's Faulkner Focus, which not only stalled negotiations to end the war but earned President Donald Trump's ire. Thus, he must treat Russian President Vladimir Putin as "the war criminal that he is." Trump excoriated Putin in […]
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) has introduced three pieces of legislation aimed at helping veterans and active-duty service members transition back into civilian life while also honoring the fallen. The first is known as the Final Honors Act, which allows families of service members who died in the line of duty to request the deceased's remains […]
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) joined President Donald Trump on Monday to award the new Presidential Medal of Sacrifice, recently created to honor first responders who have fallen in the line of duty. The first three recipients of this new medal were the families of Deputy Ralph "Butch" Waller, Corporal Luis Paez, and Deputy Ignacio "Dan" […]
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) is introducing legislation to improve veterans' access to services from their congressional representatives. Aptly named the Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2025, Rep. Mast's bill enables Representatives and Senators to use Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities for office hours and in-person meetings with veteran constituents. Rep. Mast […]
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) has introduced legislation to make military enlistment and reenlistment bonuses immune from taxation. Simply and aptly named the No Tax on Military Bonuses Act, Rep. Mast's bill exempts all military pay bonuses tax-free. This expansion of the current system, which taxes service members at a marginal rate, means bonus taxes are […]
