New Bill Could Force Private Businesses To Facilitate Expanded Gun Control Restrictions, Jeopardize Privacy of Gun OwnersWASHINGTON. D.C. – U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) today released...
Lake O Fact Check #25 | Release Schedule
There is a lot of misinformation flying around out there about Lake Okeechobee and the health of our waterways. Now, it’s time to set the record straight. The #LakeOFactCheck video series analyzes...
These Discharges Are Unnecessary
The discharge of toxic water into our community is unnecessary and always has been. The Army Corps’ own modeling data proves it. Over the past two years, the Army Corps of Engineers and...
Week In Review: February 26 – March 4 | H.R. 1
This week the House of Representatives passed Speaker Pelosi's latest power grab, H.R. 1. The bill is also known as the For the People Act, but a more accurate title for this legislation would...
Mast Urges President To Include $725 Million For Everglades Restoration In Budget
Stuart, Fla. – U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) today joined environmental advocates and the Florida Congressional delegation to request that President Joe Biden include $725 million in...
The Fight For Everglades Restoration Continues
Funding for Everglades restoration has increased dramatically over the past several years, including a historic $250 million commitment from the federal government last year. But our fight is...
Army Corps Must Seize Once In A Decade Opportunity To Stop Discharges
Anybody who has lived through a lost summer thanks to discharges from Lake Okeechobee can viscerally remember the look of guacamole thick algal blooms in our waterways and stench of rotten eggs...
Week In Review: February 19 – 25 | $1.9 Trillion ‘Relief’ Package
At a time when millions of Americans are out of work and still waiting in line for a coronavirus vaccine, this week Speaker Nancy Pelosi decided to spend more than $1.9 TRILLION of our taxpayer...
Smart Policy For Florida’s Environment
This week I joined nearly every member of Florida’s congressional delegation in a bipartisan letter calling for the decommissioned USS Bonhomme Richard to be sunk off Florida’s east coast.At a time...