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Rep. Mast Challenges Biden's LGBT Mapping Grants in Hearing

3/7/2026

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During a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) questioned Undersecretary Sarah Rogers about Biden-administration funding for 'queering' maps.
Mast criticized initiative and described a grant to map Czechia and Slovakia's LGBT community.
He expressed concern about the previous administration's priorities and urged accountability in public diplomacy.
Rogers apologized to Czechia and Slovakia and said grants would focus on American interests like free speech and sports diplomacy.
Mast urged grant-writer transparency.

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During a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) questioned Undersecretary Sarah Rogers about Biden-administration funding for 'queering' maps.
Mast criticized initiative and described a grant to map Czechia and Slovakia's LGBT community.
He expressed concern about the previous administration's priorities and urged accountability in public diplomacy.
Rogers apologized to Czechia and Slovakia and said grants would focus on American interests like free speech and sports diplomacy.
Mast urged grant-writer transparency.