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Transcript: Rep. Brian Mast on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Feb. 2, 2025

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Rep. Brian Mast , Republican of Florida , is the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee .

He says tariffs may violate a free trade agreement with Mexico and Canada .

Mast: The violation has been to the United States of America . It's been to our sovereignty, our people, our economy.

Rep. Rick Mast says Congress has to sign off on any changes to USAID .

He says Congress already authorizes and earmarks funding.

Mast: Most of the dollars that go out of USAID , 70 plus percent , don't come from U.S. farmers.

He said, "You can't create that efficiency just by wishing it into existence, you have to restructure".

Rep. Paul Ryan says aid organizations are being forced to cut back on HIV and AIDS drugs in Africa .

He says the U.S. taxpayer should be paying for the drugs.

Ryan: The president singled this out, possibly, as a contributor, possibly to the crash.

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