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Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) will attend the opening of the new MRI suite at the Viera VA Outpatient Clinic on Tuesday, August 12th at 9AM. The new facility will be named after former Congressman and practicing physician Dr. Dave Weldon, who represented Florida’s Space Coast in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1995 to January 3, 2009. Dr. Weldon also… Read more »

With the support of Congressman Bill Posey’s (R-Rockledge), the U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation (H.R. 3230) to ensure that promises made to our nation’s veterans are kept by improving their access to quality health care. The bill also holds accountable VA employees who break the public trust by enabling the VA Secretary an expedited means of firing senior… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released following statement commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Allied Invasion of Normandy: “Today we commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Allied Invasion of Normandy. On that day seventy years ago American soldiers, alongside their allies, led the charge to defend our freedoms and liberate Europe and the rest of the world from a great… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement concerning the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Shinseki amidst a growing scandal of abuse and mistreatment of our military veterans at numerous VA facilities across the nation: “The Inspector General report (here) issued earlier this week makes clear that the problems within the VA are not related to one… Read more »

The United States Senate last night approved Congressman Bill Posey’s (R-Florida) bipartisan legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the “Borinqueneers”. Posey introduced the legislation with Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi (D-Puerto Rico). The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian award that Congress can… Read more »

The House of Representatives approved Congressman Bill Posey’s (R-Rockledge) bipartisan legislation to support American troops serving overseas. The Deployed Troops Support Act (H.R. 1756) allows the Department of Defense to utilize space available to transport, at no cost, goods supplied by nonprofit organizations to members of the Armed Forces serving overseas. Rep. Posey offered his… Read more »

Today the House of Representatives passed legislation cosponsored by Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) to hold seniors employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs accountable for malfeasance and mistreatment of our nation’s veterans seeking care at VA facilities. “Veterans receiving care at our nation’s VA facilities deserve the best service possible and that has not happened… Read more »

Today the House of Representatives approved Congressman Bill Posey’s (R-Florida) bipartisan legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the “Borinqueneers”. Posey introduced the legislation with Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi (D-Puerto Rico). The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian award that Congress can… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) issued the following statement supporting Speaker Boehner's decision to appoint a Select Committee to investigate the September 11, 2012 attacks in Benghazi, which resulted in the deaths of four Americans including our U.S. Ambassador: “After twenty months of searching for answers, the families of four brave Americans serving in Benghazi, Libya,… Read more »

Today twenty-four Army veterans became recipients of the Medal of Honor for actions above and beyond the call of duty in defense of our nation during their military service. In 2002 Congress ordered a review of over 6,500 Distinguished Service Cross recipients to see if they qualified for an upgrade to Medal of Honor. Among those determined to merit the nation’s highest military award is… Read more »