This was a HUGE week for our waterways...First, our bipartisan bill making federal funding available to combat toxic algae was signed into law by the President. For far too long the federal...
Mast Statement On Governor DeSantis Calling For Resignation Of Entire South Florida Water Management District Board
Stuart, Fla. – U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) today released the following statement applauding Governor Ron DeSantis for his action requesting the resignation of the entire South Florida Water...
Mast Reintroduces Bill Requiring Federal Plan To Combat Florida Harmful Algal Blooms
Stuart, Fla. – U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) today reintroduced the South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act. The bill will amend existing federal law aimed at combatting harmful algal blooms to...
Congress Passes Bill Renaming Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge After Nathaniel Reed
Congress Recently Passed Mast’s Legislation Expanding Refuge To Protect Critical Environmental HabitatsStuart, Fla. – Today the United States House of Representatives passed legislation to rename...
Week In Review: December 14 – 20 | Progress for our Waterways
The federal government, through the Army Corps of Engineers, has played a huge role in perpetuating the human health crisis caused by Lake Okeechobee discharges and they need to take responsibility...
Mast’s Legislation Devoting More Federal Resources To Combat Toxic Algae Passes Congress
Stuart, Fla. – U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) today secured the passage of bipartisan legislation devoting more federal resources to combat toxic algae. Building off of his Federal...
Mast, More Than 60 Bipartisan Members Lobby Administration To Prioritize Harmful Algal Bloom Prevention
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Brian Mast (FL-18), Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Dave Joyce (OH-14) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) wrote a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director...
Mast, Rubio Request Immediate Intervention By Trump Administration To Prevent Delay of EAA Southern Storage Reservoir Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-18) and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (FL) yesterday raised urgent concerns with the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, R. D....
Week In Review: November 30 – December 6 | Protecting Natural Resources
Florida’s environment is a non-negotiable priority - central to our economy, quality of life, and most importantly, the health of every family. The well-being of the Everglades, our beaches, our...