U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) today introduced the LEAD VA Act to improve leadership at Veterans Affairs Medical Centers. [Read more…] about Mast Introduces Legislation To Improve Leadership At Veterans Affairs Medical Centers
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Mast Urges President To Include $250 Million For Everglades Restoration In Budget
Last year, Mast Fought to Secure Historic $200
Million Commitment for Everglades Infrastructure
Increase To $250 Million Would Ensure Army Corps is Operating At Full Capacity Toward
Construction of EAA Southern Storage Reservoir, Other Everglades Restoration Projects
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) today requested that President Donald Trump include $250 million in funding for Everglades restoration in his FY2021 budget request. [Read more…] about Mast Urges President To Include $250 Million For Everglades Restoration In Budget
Mast, Zeldin Lead Bipartisan Group Urging the UN to Combat Anti-Semitism
U.S. Congressmen Brian Mast (FL-18) and Lee Zeldin (NY-01) today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, urged Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres to implement report recommendations to combat anti-Semitism around the world. [Read more…] about Mast, Zeldin Lead Bipartisan Group Urging the UN to Combat Anti-Semitism
Mast, Bonamici Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Protect, Restore Coastal Ecosystems
U.S. Representatives Brian Mast (FL-18) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) today introduced the bipartisan Blue Carbon For Our Planet Act. [Read more…] about Mast, Bonamici Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Protect, Restore Coastal Ecosystems
Mast Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief To Support Port St. Lucie Veteran’s Fight For Justice
Supreme Court To Hear Harmony Allen’s Case Regarding Military Rape Loophole
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) today filed an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court in support of Port St. Lucie veteran Harmony Allen. [Read more…] about Mast Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief To Support Port St. Lucie Veteran’s Fight For Justice
At Mast’s Urging, Congress Delivers Huge Everglades Restoration Funding Increase
2020 Appropriations Package Passes House, Includes
$200 Million For South Florida Ecosystem Restoration
At the urging of U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18), the U.S. House of Representatives today passed a critical increase in funding for Everglades restoration. [Read more…] about At Mast’s Urging, Congress Delivers Huge Everglades Restoration Funding Increase
Mast Statement On West Palm Beach VA Corruption Charges
Mast Renews Call For Members of Congress To Maintain Offices In VA Facilities
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) today released the following statement after the Department of Justice announced corruption charges against several employees of the Miami and West Palm Beach Department of Veterans Affairs facilities: [Read more…] about Mast Statement On West Palm Beach VA Corruption Charges
Mast, Rubio To Army Corps: Stop Delaying EAA Reservoir Project
Reservoir Was Authorized By Congress One Year Ago Today
On the one year anniversary of the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir being authorized by Congress, today U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (FL) are urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to address “significant and ongoing concerns” that the Army Corps has failed to comply with the law authorizing the reservoir. [Read more…] about Mast, Rubio To Army Corps: Stop Delaying EAA Reservoir Project
Mast Bill To Combat Harmful Algal Blooms In Florida Passes House of Representatives
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18)’s South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act today passed the House of Representatives. [Read more…] about Mast Bill To Combat Harmful Algal Blooms In Florida Passes House of Representatives
Mast Votes Against Bill That Will Delay Everglades Funding Increase
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) today voted against a continuing resolution that would delay a critical increase in funding for Everglades restoration by continuing to fund the government under the FY2019 appropriations levels. [Read more…] about Mast Votes Against Bill That Will Delay Everglades Funding Increase