Chairman Mast Issues Statement on Situation in Eastern DRC

Press Release 01.27.25

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement. “I demand accountability for the deaths of peacekeepers in Eastern DRC. Continued instability only benefits those who see currency in the region’s chaos and emboldens the recruitment efforts of the ISIS-affiliated Islamist rebel group ADF. In order for there to […]

Chairman Mast Issues Statement on Measures Against Colombia

Press Release 01.26.25

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast released the following statement on President Trump‘s retaliatory measures against Colombia for refusing to accept the return of illegal aliens. “We don’t allow our people to cross Colombia’s borders illegally, they shouldn’t allow theirs to cross ours illegally. If they do, they should work […]

Chairman Mast Issues Statement on Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s Confirmation

Press Release 01.20.25

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast released the following statement upon Secretary of State Marco Rubio‘s Senate confirmation. “Secretary Rubio is exactly what America needs on the global stage after four failed years of the Biden administration. I can’t wait to partner with him and the entire Trump administration to […]

Chairman Mast Issues Statement on the Inauguration of President Donald J. Trump

Press Release 01.20.25

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast released the following statement upon the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump as the 47th commander in chief of the United States of America. “Sanity has returned. The United States is back. Today, we make America the greatest it has ever been!” ###

Chairman Mast Calls for Probe into U.S. Taxpayer Funded Abortions in Mozambique

Press Release 01.16.25

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast called for an investigation into the taxpayer funding of abortions in Mozambique through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). “It is disgraceful and unacceptable that PEPFAR and the Centers for Disease Control diverted American tax dollars to fund abortions in Mozambique,” Chairman Mast […]

Chairman Mast Issues a Statement in Response to the Israel–Hamas Ceasefire Deal

Press Release 01.15.25

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement in response to the Israel–Hamas ceasefire deal. “We don’t trust Hamas. We trust that President Trump has put the fear of God into Hamas.” ###

Chairman Mast and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch Issue Statement on the events in Venezuela

Press Release 01.10.25

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch issued the following statement regarding the events in Venezuela. “Nicolas Maduro has once again used violence to illegitimately cling to power and silence his political opponents. President Biden’s failure to address the crisis in Venezuela has […]

House Passes Chairman Mast’s Bill to Sanction International Criminal Court for Targeting Israel

Press Release 01.09.25

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Republicans united behind legislation introduced by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast and Rep. Chip Roy to sanction the International Criminal Court for its unwarranted targeting of Israel. “I don’t care if you are a terrorist in a cave or a lawyer at the Hague, if you get in […]

Chairman Mast and Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairwoman Salazar Issue Statement on Protests in Venezuela

Press Release 01.09.25

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast and Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairwoman Maria Elvira Salazar issued the following statement regarding the events in Venezuela. “Today, America stands with Maria Corina Machado as she leads millions of Venezuelans in protest against the brutal, Chavista regime of Nicolas Maduro. As Edmundo Gonzalez prepares […]

Chairman Mast Speaks on the House Floor in Support of the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act

Press Release 01.09.25

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast delivered remarks on the House Floor in support of H.R. 23, the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act. The bill, which Chairman Mast introduced alongside Rep. Chip Roy and 27 Republican co-sponsors, imposes sanctions on the International Criminal Court for its unwarranted targeting of Isreal. In […]