Whereas Representative Brian Mast served honorably in the United States Army with distinct sacrifice, dedication, and bravery; Whereas Representative Brian Mast has repeatedly made inflammatory statements regarding innocent Palestinian civilians in Gaza who are in harm’s way through no fault of their own as a result of horrific terrorist attacks conducted by Hamas on October 7, 2023; Whereas Representative Brian Mast’s refusal to distinguish innocent Palestinians from Hamas terrorists is false, misleading, dehumanizing, dangerous, and unbecoming of a Member of Congress; Whereas, on October 19, 2023, during a House Foreign Affairs Committee markup, Representative Brian Mast emphatically asserted that any urgently needed humanitarian aid for innocent Palestinian civilians who are in harm’s way through no fault of their own should be slowed down and that there should be every effort made to slow down any perceived assistance ; Whereas, on October 19, 2023, during the same House Foreign Affairs Committee markup, Representative Brian Mast stated that terrorism is absolutely supported by the Palestinian people from elementary school all the way up into the elderly ; Whereas, on November 1, 2023, during a speech on the House Floor, Representative Brian Mast inexcusably compared innocent Palestinian civilians, including children, who are often used as human shields by Hamas terrorists, to Nazi collaborators that perpetrated the Holocaust against the Jewish people; Whereas the horrific crime against humanity perpetrated by Nazis that resulted in the murder of more than 6,000,000 Jews during the Holocaust should never be trivialized; Whereas, on November 1, 2023, during a speech on the House Floor, Representative Brian Mast stated that there are very few innocent Palestinian civilians