Posey Statement on House Passage of Cut, Cap and Balance Legislation
Jul 19, 2011
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Congressman Bill Posey (R-FL) released the following statement regarding House passage of H.R. 2560, the Cut, Cap and Balance Act: “In March of 2006, two years before I arrived in Washington, the Senate was debating a debt limit increase of $781 billion to bring the total national debt to $9 trillio...
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Posey Legislation Guarantees Social Security Checks for Senior Citizens
Jul 18, 2011
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Today Congressman Bill Posey (R-FL) was joined by 6 of his House colleagues in introducing legislation to ensure the timely payment of Social Security benefits to senior citizens. Last week, the President warned that he could not “guarantee” that Social Security benefits would be paid to retirees if...
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Compelling Hearing Held on Posey Bill to Assist Community Banks, Small Businesses and Homeowners
Jul 8, 2011
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The House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit held a hearing today to consider legislative proposals to address the arbitrary and job-killing bank examination practices of federal bank regulators as applied to local community banks. Central to th...
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Posey Seeks Justice for American Teacher Brutally Murdered in Spain
Jun 29, 2011
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U.S. Representative Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement regarding the case of Laura Cerna: “My staff and I have been assisting in this tragic case and working with other Members of Congress to raise our concerns with Spanish officials since the Cerna family contacted my office ...
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Posey Votes to End Libya Conflict; Prohibit Ground Troops from Being Deployed
Jun 3, 2011
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Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) today voted in support of two resolutions concerning the ongoing U.S. military action in Libya. The House considered H. Res. 292, which declares that the President shall not deploy members of the United States Armed Forces on the ground in Libya, and H. Con. Res....
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Posey Applauds Florida Governor for Fighting Costly EPA Mandate
Apr 22, 2011
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Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement applauding Florida Governor Rick Scott for filing a petition against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the impending numeric nutrient regulations: “I applaud Governor Scott for petitioning the EPA to withdraw EPA...
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Congressman Posey's Statement on the Possibility of a Government Shutdown
Apr 8, 2011
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Congressman Posey released the following statement regarding a possible government shutdown: “Yesterday the House passed a bill that would (1) fund all federal agencies for one more week so that negotiations could be completed on the larger bill, (2) fund the Department of Defense through the rest o...
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House Acts to Save $1.4 Billion by Eliminating Taxpayer Financing of Presidential Campaigns
Jan 27, 2011
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With the support of Congressman Bill Posey, the House of Representatives yesterday overwhelmingly passed legislation to end taxpayer financing of presidential campaigns and party conventions. “During his State of the Union Address last night, the President said he was willing to eliminate whatever w...
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