Brian J. Mast
Representative for Florida · Republican · United States
“The men and women who serve our country overseas deserve a system that rewards merit above all, demands accountability, develops strong leaders, and gives our diplomats the tools and the training that they need to carry out their mission abroad effectively. This bill does exactly that. It modernizes the Foreign Service.”
House of Representatives16 September 2026Source ↗
“Reauthorizing Iran sanctions would preserve the ability of the United States to pressure companies and financial networks that are sustaining Iran's oil exports.”
House of Representatives16 September 2026Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, I am rising today in strong support of H.R. 9086, the Foreign Service Modernization Act. This legislation is long overdue, to say the least. It hasn't been done in several decades. I would say, actually, even closer to 50 years. That is more than several decades.”
House of Representatives16 September 2026Source ↗
“[It] helps increase pressure on the aggressor to bring this insane Russian war against our independence and our people to an end.'' He said he ``appreciates all the support the United States is providing to Ukraine.'' That is just to quote President Zelenskyy.”
House of Representatives16 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Emeritus McCaul for yielding. I am proud to see him up here managing this bill, proud to see him back at the podium. I thank him for his work on Russian sanctions not just for now, but for a long time. It has been incredible work.”
House of Representatives16 September 2026Source ↗
“If they were serving in Germany or Latin America, not necessarily in a combat zone, that is Foreign Service that should give them a better track into diplomacy. That is something that we worked on very specifically in this bill.”
House of Representatives16 September 2026Source ↗
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“Madam Speaker, I am proud of the bipartisan work that has gone into this legislation and the shared commitment to strengthening American diplomacy for the challenges ahead, and I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support the passage of this bill.”
House of Representatives16 September 2026Source ↗
“They need a Foreign Service that is professional, effective, accountable, and firmly focused on serving the United States of America and its people--not working on some of the crazy stuff that they were doing in the past, literally, like trying to make our maps queer, which was a real thing; trying to do transgender job fairs in Bangladesh for $800,000; or trying to do transgender operas, plays, and musicals on basically every continent. Those are the things that we do not need Foreign Service officers doing, and those are what I am proud to say will be removed from the Foreign Service.”
House of Representatives16 September 2026Source ↗
“If they were serving in Germany or Latin America, not necessarily in a combat zone, that is Foreign Service that should give them a better track into diplomacy. That is something that we worked on very specifically in this bill. Our diplomats are engaging every day in competition and strengthening our alliances and our partnerships abroad--where China is trying to make theirs stronger abroad. We are countering the influence of our adversaries. We are protecting Americans overseas. We are advancing American interests around the world. That is what our Foreign Service officers do each and every day.”
House of Representatives16 September 2026Source ↗
“The men and women who serve our country overseas deserve a system that rewards merit above all, demands accountability, develops strong leaders, and gives our diplomats the tools and the training that they need to carry out their mission abroad effectively. This bill does exactly that. It modernizes the Foreign Service. It strengthens leadership and management, reinforces accountability and performance, and restores a very clear focus on mission. Importantly, it also recognizes the tremendous value that our veterans bring to public service by ensuring that those who have already served our country are given the most specific and streamlined opportunities to get into Foreign Service that has ever existed. If our servicemembers served overseas in a combat zone, that is Foreign Service that should be carried over into a world of diplomacy.”
House of Representatives16 September 2026Source ↗
“Madam Speaker, I am rising today in strong support of H.R. 9086, the Foreign Service Modernization Act. This legislation is long overdue, to say the least. It hasn't been done in several decades. I would say, actually, even closer to 50 years. That is more than several decades. For the first time in nearly 50 years, Congress is undertaking comprehensive reform of the Foreign Service to ensure that the State Department is equipped to advance America's interests in an increasingly complex and changing world-- again, something that has been said on both sides of the aisle. The Foreign Service is on the front lines of American diplomacy. Those are our officers in our embassies around the globe, on every continent, doing work on behalf of the American people. That is what they should be doing.”
House of Representatives16 September 2026Source ↗
“Reauthorizing Iran sanctions would preserve the ability of the United States to pressure companies and financial networks that are sustaining Iran's oil exports. The message should be clear: America will not allow our adversaries to build stronger military partnerships by exploiting our markets or exploiting the United States' financial system. If China wants access to the Western economy, it should not simultaneously help finance and equip governments that threaten that international security. I do urge swift passage of this bill. In that, I would just say one other thing about the previous administration. Zelenskyy was very clear about the previous administration as well when he said to them: Listen, the fight is here. He meant the fight is in Ukraine. The fight is here, it is in Ukraine. They need ammunition. They don't need a ride.”
House of Representatives16 September 2026Source ↗
“[It] helps increase pressure on the aggressor to bring this insane Russian war against our independence and our people to an end.'' He said he ``appreciates all the support the United States is providing to Ukraine.'' That is just to quote President Zelenskyy. Apparently, the ranking member doesn't know any more about what Ukraine needs than what the United States of America needs in this respect. However, the late Senator Graham, I want to talk about his bill right now. He was a stalwart defender of freedom and liberty, and this bill is a very fitting tribute to Senator Graham. China is very important in this piece of legislation. China is not a bystander in the Russian war against Ukraine. It is helping sustain the machinery that keeps this Russian war of aggression going.”
House of Representatives16 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Emeritus McCaul for yielding. I am proud to see him up here managing this bill, proud to see him back at the podium. I thank him for his work on Russian sanctions not just for now, but for a long time. It has been incredible work. I did walk in just in time to hear the ranking member talk about that this bill doesn't give Ukraine what it needs right now, and that is why they can't vote on it. That couldn't be further from the truth. I will just quote President Zelenskyy right here: ``Very grateful to the U.S. Senate''--the U.S. House--``and to everyone who supports Ukraine. . . .”
House of Representatives16 September 2026Source ↗
“Some of my colleagues don't. That is the question on the floor here: Do you have the stomach to hit back our enemies, or are you going to throw up the flag of surrender and say: Remove these forces. We don't know what they are. We don't know what they are doing. We don't know the capabilities that they bring. We don't know the increased danger that it puts other forces in to remove them. We don't know anything about it, but remove them because it is politically expeditious, instead of having the stomach to go out there and seek and destroy the enemies of the United States of America, as we trained to do. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗
“{time} 2110 You are unwilling to do so, and you are willing to come to the floor of the House and say things so untruthful, such as that there weren't any Americans killed prior to Epic Fury, to quote my colleague on the other side of the aisle, when just before that, I identified to my colleague three U.S. servicemembers who were killed, Sergeant Rivers, Sergeant Sanders, and Sergeant Moffett, and a list of hundreds who were injured by Iranian attacks. All of those things were ignored so that they could say that there was nobody killed. Why ignore those things? Why ignore something so serious as servicemembers, our brothers and sisters, our brothers-and sisters-in-arms, being killed? Why ignore that? It is because it doesn't fit the political narrative. That is a sad thing. I have the stomach to hit back our enemies.”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗
“I don't think they want an ability for us to go out there and say: We are going to hold this blockade over Iran because Iran has been attacking our ships, not just in the year 2026, but in the years 2025, 2024, and 2023, and well beyond. I have given the list on this floor numerous times of hundreds of attacks just in the 30 months before Epic Fury even took place. Sometimes the only choice you have is you are going to hit back. There have been a lot of questions asked on this floor. What I would like to know is: When are my Democrat colleagues going to have the stomach to hit back against an enemy that has been hitting us? Because, apparently, you don't have it.”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗
“I don't think I am going to need 11\1/2\ minutes, but I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I am going to begin by answering some of my colleague's questions. When will we find the stomach in Congress to hold hearings on this war? I mentioned it already. The Committee on Foreign Affairs not too long ago held a hearing with Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The ranking member, as I pointed out, was walking out of the room, not wanting to stay and respond. He left midway through the hearing and didn't even want to stay to hear Secretary of State Rubio. We have held hearings. Democrats, unfortunately, wasted a lot of their time trying to make quips about Secretary Rubio's shoes and other silly things really unbefitting members of that committee. This resolution, in my opinion, is designed for two things.”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time I have remaining.”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗
“That is what Iran's aim has been dozens of times a month, and that is what the United States of America is bringing to an end, whether by their willingness to leave their ways or when they are no longer capable to do so. That is the way that this ends for Iran. It does take a strong stomach to do that. It does take individuals that are willing to acknowledge there were U.S. servicemembers that were killed before Epic Fury. If you are not recognizing that very serious and simple fact, then you are not understanding the threat of Iran and have no business dealing with it. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗
“They attack the United States of America or our interests or our allies, we respond. That is the change. Not everybody has the stomach to respond to threats. That is just the world we live in. Few are capable, and few are willing. This administration has the stones to say that Iran has been attacking us endlessly, this comes to an end. They attack us. We destroy them. They attack us. We destroy them. My colleague would capture that as good for Iran, but the truth is it is anything but good for Iran. {time} 2100 What took place against Iran? Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordo destroyed.”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, my colleague said at the end of his comments that he would like to see the day that this war comes to an end. I don't think my colleague wants to see that day because, again, my colleague brought forward a resolution today saying remove any of these forces that are engaged with Iran from the area. Those are not the exact words, but that is basically what it says. I have yet to see the identification of which forces my colleague wants out of there. It was promised. I haven't heard it, but I don't think that they want to see that day. The strategy, one of many that is taking place, as you probably heard Secretary Rubio state: They fire at one of our ships, we destroy one of theirs. That is a change from what has taken place.”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗
“There is a forever war. President Trump is absolutely against forever wars. That is what he is ending. Iran has been waging war forever against the United States of America. The forever of this regime, they have been waging war against the United States of America. It comes to an end in only one way: us bringing it to an end. That is what the United States of America is working to do. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, as I pointed out to the author of the bill that he need only look to his left to see somebody who totally disagreed. There are people that are down here denying that there is any threat posed by Iran. There is not agreement. It is something that, again, the floor of the House voted and said, use any and all means necessary to prevent them from having a nuclear weapon. You have people who can't even acknowledge that they are a threat. It was said that we can't just go out there and wage war every time a threat just pops up. Iran is not a threat that just popped up. Iran is not some poorly funded militia.”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗
“People that are scared of Iran fighting back when we stopped them, that is the best thing for Iran. My colleague opened up by saying: Nobody on this floor is denying that Iran has been a threat. You don't have to look any further than immediately to your left. In one of the previous debates my colleague was discussing, he has seen no imminent threat from Iran. Ranking Member Meeks argued on this floor literally numerous times: no imminent threat from Iran. Even though all of these Members, both Republican and Democrat, came to the floor of the House and literally took a vote to say-- Representative Moulton did not vote in favor of this, but many did--use any and all means necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Why?”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. My colleague said: Good for Iran; bad for the U.S. Good for Iran; bad for the U.S. He went back and forth. The best thing for Iran are Representatives that are going to deny that Iran was killing Americans. To quote my colleague, literally just now, after I just identified to him Sergeant Rivers, Sergeant Sanders, Sergeant Moffett killed at Tower 22 by the hand of Iran, he literally just told us: zero Americans killed. Somebody that is treating our servicemembers, their sacrifice like that, that is the best thing for Iran. The best thing for Iran are those that have this idea that: Well, you know what? Iran has been attacking us for all these years, but if we bring that to an end, they might fight back.”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗
“As is the letter of this resolution, he wants to remove these U.S. forces from hostilities. I am hoping that now is that later time that the Representative will detail what he wants removed. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗
“This is just the first time that the United States of America has said enough is enough, that we will not tolerate this any longer. That same entity that has been attacking us endlessly for all of these years will not be an entity that is allowed to have a nuclear weapon. Why? Because, at best, they now have the capability to hold the entire Gulf hostage because they have a nuclear weapon, and, at worst, they are an entity that does what they have been doing: utilize every asset at their disposal to attack the United States of America and our allies. Mr. Speaker, I have spoken for a few minutes, and Ranking Member Meeks spoke for a few minutes. I don't know if we have come to that time where my colleague on the other side is happy to detail the pieces of equipment that he wants removed from the battle space, as he mentioned.”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗
“servicemembers and wounded more than 40 other servicemembers in a drone attack at Tower 22: Sergeant Rivers, Sergeant Sanders, and Sergeant Moffett. In November of '24, an Iranian national and IRGC asset was charged with plotting to assassinate President Trump. I have more. The list goes on and on. These are just some of the many attacks that I could list since Representative Moulton made the quote that I spoke about, where he is talking about his service and before Epic Fury began. This is the continual threat, the imminent threat that Iran is and has been. They attack the United States of America every single chance they get. They attack in the Strait of Hormuz--not just the United States of America but any country going through there--every chance they get.”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗
“I am going to use the window of time to identify a few, since my colleague, the marine, Representative Moulton, made the comments that I quoted earlier. {time} 2030 In January 2020, 109 U.S. troops suffered attack and injuries after an Iranian ballistic missile attack on Al Asad Air Base in Iraq. That was just one attack that took place in that ongoing window of time. In March of '23, an Iranian drone attack killed an American contractor and wounded five U.S. servicemembers and another contractor in a strike on a coalition base in Syria. In October of '23, Iran-backed terrorists, of course, as everybody is well aware, killed 46 Americans and kidnapped at least 12 Americans in the October 7 genocidal massacre. In January of '24, Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorists killed 3 U.S.”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I would first respond to my colleague, the ranking member, about hearings that we have had. He has heard me say this before. He lived it. We had Secretary Rubio not too long ago. The ranking member left halfway through the hearing never to return. He didn't want to hear from Secretary Rubio. Some of his members took their time to talk about Secretary Rubio's shoes. That was their opportunity to hear from the administration at the highest levels, to talk a little bit about the threat of Iran. I could use any window of time. I could identify hundreds of attacks in just the 30 months before Epic Fury, or I could identify hundreds more in the last 30 years.”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗
“That had not stopped until a memorandum of understanding, and then they decided to resume attacks again. So my question is, again, to the letter of this resolution: What is it that you want removed as you wrote this bill demanding? Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗
“To the sponsor of our bill, I would quote Representative Moulton: ``We have to acknowledge that Iran is a threat to American interests.'' To continue that quote--in fact, a brother in arms, and other brothers in arms over there, to continue that quote: ``I fought Iranians on the ground in Iraq in 2004. It was bloody. We won. And if necessary, I will fight Iran again.'' Iran was attacking us then, as you spoke about, and Iran has been attacking us at all points between that moment and now. I have spoken about it at length on this floor. I have submitted for the Record the ships they have attacked and the servicemembers that they killed long before Epic Fury. They are continuously fighting us. They are a continuous, ongoing threat to the United States and a continuous threat to our allies.”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗
“Maintenance? Medical? Communications? Headquarters command and control personnel? What do you want removed? Do you want marines at our embassies removed? Do you want pararescue jumpers removed? Do you want us to remove some or all of our Patriot missile batteries from the area? Can we destroy a missile but not destroy a launcher? What is it that you want to take place? Is all of this just because you do not want a naval blockade around Iran? Or is that not it? I would ask that you be clear because I would love to hear from you exactly what forces you are demanding be removed.”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗
“Do you want signals intelligence, electronic warfare, jamming maritime surveillance, ground surveillance removed? What is it that you want removed? What about in terms of long-range precision strike capabilities? Would you like our carrier-launched Tomahawk cruise missiles removed from the space? Do you want our air-launched precision weapons, our ground-launched precision fires, our ship-launched precision systems removed? What is it that you want removed? Do you want JDAMs removed? What about in terms of drones? What is it that you want to remain or want removed? How about one-way attack drones, small commercial-style UAVs, larger reconnaissance-strike UAVs? {time} 2020 What personnel do you want removed? Because that is what this is calling for, removing all U.S. Forces. Do you want logistics personnel removed? Intelligence?”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗
“We have veterans from the Marine Corps, Army brothers, Army Rangers, others over here that I am guessing are here to speak about what they want removed from this space. Do you want F-15s removed, F-15 Eagles? Do you want F-16 Falcons removed? Do you want F-35A or B removed or do you want them to remain? How about F-18 Super Hornets? What is it that you want out of there? That is what you are asking for: ``Remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran, other than those elements of the Armed Forces that may be necessary to defend the United States or an ally.'' What about our KC-135 Stratotankers or our Pegasus? What about our command presence? What is it that you want removed? This is your resolution.”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗
“I would love to know, do they see a threat? Do they see no threat? More specifically, about the letter of this law, the letter of this bill, what is it that the sponsors want removed? That is what it says: ``Remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran, other than those elements of the Armed Forces that may be necessary to defend the United States or an ally.'' What is it that you want removed? Do you want us to remove refueling aircraft so they cannot support Israel or Saudi Arabia? Do you want us to remove our amphibious ready groups? Shall we remove our MV-22 Ospreys, our Chinooks, our heavy-lift helicopters, our attack helicopters or our utility helicopters? What about our Air Force and our naval aviation? What would you like removed there?”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include any extraneous material on the resolution under consideration.”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗
“The gentleman from Florida (Mr. Mast) and the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Moulton) each will control 30 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Florida. General Leave”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that it be in order at any time to consider H. Con. Res.”
House of Representatives14 September 2026Source ↗
“They chose to attack Americans every day. I read off for 15 minutes the attacks that have been coming against us. They chose to support terrorist proxies, killing of Americans and our allies to develop weapons of mass destruction and missiles to reach out and touch our homeland and our allies. They also chose to scrap the MOU that President Trump put in place when he ended Epic Fury and to again engage in hostilities and attempt to extort the world for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. We do have a choice, Mr. Speaker, and sometimes the only choice is whether you are going to hit back when you, yourself, are getting hit. We have been hit, day in, day out--I read it off--and for the first time, we are finally responding. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.”
House of Representatives22 July 2026Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, again, we have an author of this bill that is demanding U.S. Forces be removed, and the author of this bill has absolutely no clue what forces she wants to remove. That is beyond irresponsible, to say the least, to write a resolution, bring it to the floor, demand something with the weight of this issue, a nuclear-armed Iran, an Iran that has been attacking us, killing our people for years--350 attacks, 4 dead, 200 wounded just in the 30 months before Epic Fury began. She says remove all forces--that is the legislation before us--and has no clue what forces she wants to remove. There are a lot of adjectives I could use, but my words will be taken down if I start to use them, so I am going to close. My colleagues keep saying that this is a war of choice. The Islamic Republic has made their choice.”
House of Representatives22 July 2026Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, I would read from the resolution again: Remove United States Forces from hostilities against Iran, except for those that are tasked with defending it, its armed forces, its diplomatic facilities from imminent attack. Mr. Speaker, I yield 10 seconds to the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. Jayapal) asking what forces she would like removed.”
House of Representatives22 July 2026Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I am going to begin by agreeing with something that my colleague said. We didn't ask for this. We didn't ask for Iran, again, as I have said already, to attack us over 350 times in just the 30 months prior to Operation Epic Fury. We did not ask for that. I want to read from the concurrent resolution offered by my colleague from Washington: ``Remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran,'' with the exception of forces that would ``prevent the United States from defending itself, its Armed Forces, its diplomatic facilities, or allied states, from imminent attack.'' Mr. Speaker, I yield 10 seconds to the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. Jayapal) to tell us which units, which ships she would like removed.”
House of Representatives22 July 2026Source ↗
“Just listen to the words of the Iranian leadership. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.”
House of Representatives22 July 2026Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, I would say to my colleague that I thank him for the recognition of my service, and I recognize him for his service, as well. I am proud to have brothers in arms, but I cannot let what was said, that is unequivocally false, stand. {time} 1930 Number one, North Korea and Russia have not killed 4 Americans, wounded 200, and attacked over 350 times in the 30 months just prior to Epic Fury beginning. There is no comparison. That is what Iran has done. Unequivocally, Iran was working to develop a nuclear weapon in their research facilities and development facilities of Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordow. You need only listen to the words of Iranian generals and the Ayatollah in the last couple weeks and months saying they will not cease their pursuit of a nuclear weapon. Don't take my word for it.”
House of Representatives22 July 2026Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, both of my colleagues said forever war. I stood here and read for about 15 minutes about the attacks that Iran has been leveling against us just for the last couple of years: 350 attacks, 30 months, 200 wounded, four killed. That is the forever war. It has been going on for 47 years, but that is just the last 30 months of the forever war Iran has been waging against us. {time} 1920 To end a war that is waged against us every single day, you have to end the people that are waging that war. That is what is taking place. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.”
House of Representatives22 July 2026Source ↗
“That country, their IRGC, their proxies that have been attacking us endlessly will no longer exist and will not obtain a nuclear weapon, whether my colleagues forgot that they voted to say that or not. Mr. Speaker, in regard to today's War Powers Resolution that asks for the removal of our U.S. Forces, as my colleagues have done week in and week out, forgetting about every single thing that our servicemembers are out there fighting against, I urge a ``no'' vote on their legislation. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.”
House of Representatives22 July 2026Source ↗
“Their navy that carried out countless attacks on our cargo ships, all those that I listed off just now, the navy that was attacking, seizing, holding hostage, they are sitting at the bottom of the waters that they used to float in. {time} 1900 Their Air Force that carried out attacks on our bases and against our allies, they have been grounded and obliterated. Those are just a couple of the things that have changed. This was not a war of choice. This was not President Trump's war of choice. This is and always has been Iran's choice that they made each and every day for the last 47 years. What I gave you were just some of the incidents of the last couple years. We simply said: No more wars. Instead, we are putting a stop to the old ones. This ends here. This ends now.”
House of Representatives22 July 2026Source ↗
“Because they recognized back then that that is the Iran that we have been dealing with day in, day out, week in, week out, year in, year out, the Iran that has been relentlessly attacking the United States of America tankers and containerships, United States Navy vessels, Coast Guard vessels, firing on our personnel in Iraq, Syria, Jordan, anywhere in the Middle East that they could fire on them. What has changed since these attacks? Everything that I listed off happened well before Operation Epic Fury. What has changed? The Ayatollah that ordered the attacks on our bases, on the bases of our allies, is now rotting 6 feet under. What has changed?”
House of Representatives22 July 2026Source ↗
“I could keep reading this for probably another at least 10 minutes with the pages that I have of these. That is what our U.S. servicemembers are fighting against, an Iran that chooses to wage war against the United States of America day in, day out, week in, week out. Prior to Epic Fury ever beginning, the 30 months prior to Epic Fury beginning, Iran attacked us over 350 times. That is what our U.S. servicemembers are fighting against, the Iran that, prior to Epic Fury ever beginning, killed three U.S. servicemembers at Tower 22. That is what our U.S. servicemembers are fighting against. My colleagues will say that no imminent threat ever existed. They are the same colleagues that used to tell us we should use any and all means necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Why?”
House of Representatives22 July 2026Source ↗
“To belittle this mission is to belittle and demean the very service these members gave their lives for. Their sacrifice was not meaningless. This operation is bringing a reckoning for the hundreds of times Iran has attacked and killed people of the United States of America. What were those times? I am not going to go all the way back to the Beirut bombings. I wouldn't have time for that in tonight's debate with the time that we are limited to. I am only going to go back for the last couple of years to talk about what Iran has been doing to the United States of America, though my colleagues will argue that there has never been any imminent threat against the United States of America by Iran. IRGC naval forces capture 10 American sailors and two boats. Separate incident: Four patrol boats from Iran's IRGC attack the USS Nitze.”
House of Representatives22 July 2026Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I will take some of my time and give recognition to those who we have lost in the fight to end the Iranian terror regime. I am going to say their names, going to tell you where they served, and I am going to show you their photo: Sergeant Angel S.”
House of Representatives22 July 2026Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the resolution under consideration.”
House of Representatives22 July 2026Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that it be in order at any time to consider H. Con. Res.”
House of Representatives22 July 2026Source ↗
“Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered.”
House of Representatives9 January 2025Source ↗