This week we made some GREAT progress in a number of important areas...We unanimously passed the Burn Pits Registry Enhancement Act to expand and improve our research on burn pits and ensure we are...
Palm Beach Congressional Delegation’s Statement on Shooting at West Palm Beach VA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Brian Mast (FL-18), Alcee Hastings (FL-20), Lois Frankel (FL-21) and Ted Deutch (FL-22) released the following joint statement on the shooting that took place...
Week In Review: February 8 – 14 | Protecting Man’s Best Friend
Did you know that the Department of Veterans Affairs has been performing extremely painful and distressing research experiments on dogs?Despite our efforts in recent years to cut funding from these...
Mast, Titus Introduce Bipartisan PUPPERS Act to End Painful Dog Testing at the VA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Brian Mast (FL-18) and Dina Titus (NV-01) today introduced the Preventing Unkind and Painful Procedures and Experiments on Respected Species (PUPPERS) Act....
VA Inspector General Initiates Review of Dog Testing Following Mast’s Advocacy Against Harmful Experiments
WASHINGTON, D.C - The Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General today launched a review of the Agency’s use of painful and outdated experiments on dogs. The review follows a years-long push...
We Must Do Better For Our Veterans
Did you see the great news? The veteran unemployment rate is now the lowest it has EVER been in the United States. We are making great progress, but there is still much more to be done to ensure...
Reps. Mast, Gabbard Continue Fight For Veterans Exposed To Burn Pits
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Brian Mast (FL-18) and Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) today introduced bipartisan legislation to evaluate the exposure of U.S. servicemembers and veterans to open burn...
Mast, Rice Introduce Legislation To Revise Department of Veterans Affairs Mission Statement To Be More Inclusive Of Women Veterans, Surviving Family Members
Bipartisan Bill Would Change the Department’s Mission Statement to Ensure VA Motto Reflects the Contributions of the Thousands of Women Who Have Served and Are Serving Our CountryWASHINGTON, D.C. –...
Week In Review: November 9 – 15 | Saluting Our Veterans
This was a truly amazing veterans day. To all our veterans I say: thank you to every single one of you for putting on that uniform and going out there, putting your life on the line for someone...