Following reports that veterans were being denied vaccinations at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities, U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) today led a group of 9 bipartisan Members of Congress calling on the VA to ensure that all veterans who meet the CDC guidelines and are within their state’s tier for immediate immunization are able to receive the coronavirus vaccine at their local VA facility. [Read more…] about Mast Urges VA To Lift Restrictions Preventing Some Veterans From Being Vaccinated
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Mast Calls On Army Corps To Seize Once-In-A-Decade Opportunity To Stop Discharges To St. Lucie
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) is urging Colonel Andrew Kelly of the Army Corps of Engineers to eliminate regulatory discharges from Lake Okeechobee to the St. Lucie estuary as part of the Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual (LOSOM). [Read more…] about Mast Calls On Army Corps To Seize Once-In-A-Decade Opportunity To Stop Discharges To St. Lucie
Mast, Soto, Rubio Re-Introduce Bill Requiring Federal Plan To Combat Florida Harmful Algal Blooms
Assessment Would Include St. Lucie Estuary,
Indian River Lagoon and Greater Everglades Area
U.S. Congressmen Brian Mast (FL-18) and Darren Soto (FL-09), along with U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (FL), today re-introduced the South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act. [Read more…] about Mast, Soto, Rubio Re-Introduce Bill Requiring Federal Plan To Combat Florida Harmful Algal Blooms
Statement From Congressman Brian Mast On President Joe Biden’s Inauguration
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) released the following statement: [Read more…] about Statement From Congressman Brian Mast On President Joe Biden’s Inauguration
At Mast’s Urging, Congress Delivers Historic Funding For Everglades Restoration
2021 Appropriations Package Passes House, Includes Record-
Setting $250 Million For South Florida Ecosystem Restoration
Increase 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 released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the FY2021 budget, which includes $250 million in funding for Everglades restoration: [Read more…] about At Mast’s Urging, Congress Delivers Historic Funding For Everglades Restoration
Mast Statement On Congress Receiving The COVID-19 Vaccine Before The American People
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) released the following statement after Speaker Pelosi stated that she and the rest of Congress would receive the COVID-19 vaccine before the vast majority of the American people: [Read more…] about Mast Statement On Congress Receiving The COVID-19 Vaccine Before The American People
Mast Provisions To Extend Benefits, Assist Veterans Passed by the House
The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, which included a number of provisions Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) helped write to extend benefits and provide additional assistance for veterans. [Read more…] about Mast Provisions To Extend Benefits, Assist Veterans Passed by the House
Mast Bill To Honor Fallen Florida Trooper Joseph Bullock Passes House
Legislation Moves Closer To Renaming Post Office In Martin County In His Memory
U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18)’s legislation to designate the United States Post Office in Port Salerno, Fla. as the Joseph Bullock Post Office Building passed the House of Representatives today. [Read more…] about Mast Bill To Honor Fallen Florida Trooper Joseph Bullock Passes House
Port St. Lucie Rape Survivor Harmony Allen Wins Supreme Court Case With Mast’s Help
Supreme Court Rules 8-0 In Allen’s Favor To Hold Her Military Rapist Accountable
Mast Convinced The Solicitor General To Bring The Case Before The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States today ruled 8-0 in favor of Port. St. Lucie resident and rape survivor Harmony Allen. [Read more…] about Port St. Lucie Rape Survivor Harmony Allen Wins Supreme Court Case With Mast’s Help
Mast Provisions To Reduce Toxic Discharges, Protect Florida Waters To Become Law
Congress Passes Final Version of Water Resources Development Act of 2020
The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the final version of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, which includes several provisions written by Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) to protect clean water in Florida. [Read more…] about Mast Provisions To Reduce Toxic Discharges, Protect Florida Waters To Become Law