The Latest Breaking News from Brian Mast

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — When Congressman Carlos Gimenez endorsed former President Donald Trump this week for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, it gave him the support of 11 of Florida’s 20 Republican representatives.

Trump sees DeSantis as his only threat for the nomination.

As ocean levels rise, members of Congress are turning to simple tools to protect their districts: seawalls.

What sets veterans apart from all the others not having access to medical marijuana? The system. Veterans obtain their healthcare via the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which is a federal agency. As a federal agency, the VA is not allowed to recommend or prescribe a substance that is considered…

The House fiscal 2023 spending bills have 4,386 earmarks, for a total of $8.2 billion, a CQ Roll Call analysis found.

WASHINGTON — ​House lawmakers’ appetite for earmarking has grown a year after Democrats resurrected the practice, particularly among Republicans who will face a sensitive decision on whether to maintain “community project funding” in the next Congress if they retake the chamber in November.

House lawmakers’ appetite for earmarking has grown a year after Democrats resurrected the practice, particularly among Republicans.

On Thursday, congressman Dave Joyce (R-OH) introduced the PREPARE Act (Preparing Regulators Effectively for a Post-Prohibition Adult Use Regulated Environment), with congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Brian Mast (R-FL) “to better prepare the federal government for the inevitable end to cannabis prohibition

On Friday, Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) was selected by the Congressional Cannabis Caucus (CCC) to serve as co-chair of the panel, replacing the late Rep. Don Young (R-AK).