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 trillion. Then-Senator Obama took to the floor and berated ‘the fact that we are here today to… Read more »
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 a deal could not be reached on the debt ceiling.
“The President is essentially saying… Read more »
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. 51 which directs the President to remove the United States Armed Forces from Libya,… Read more »
With the support of Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge), the House of Representatives this evening voted against raising the nation’s $14.2 trillion debt limit by another $2.4 trillion. Over the past 4 years, Congress has voted 6 times to raise the statutory debt ceiling resulting in an additional $5.3 trillion added to the debt. In total, Congress has raised the debt limit 76 times… Read more »
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 regulations that single out the state of Florida for more onerous regulations. These… Read more »
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 of the year so that our troops get paid, (3) and cut $12 billion in federal spending… Read more »
Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement on the one year anniversary of the signing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (also known as the National Health Care Law):
“The Administration should stop selectively issuing health care waivers to over 1,000 individual organizations and instead issue one giant waiver for every American who wants… Read more »
Congressman Bill Posey (R-FL) has rallied the entire Florida Delegation in signing a letter to the Administration opposing a proposed IRS change to the United States’ longstanding policy of encouraging foreigners to put their money in U.S. Banks. For nearly 100 years, the U.S. has allowed foreigners to deposit their money in U.S. banks where they earn interest tax free. America gets the… Read more »
With the support of Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge), the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4, the Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011, legislation to repeal a provision of the health care law that requires businesses, beginning in 2012, to file an IRS Form 1099 for any payments to corporations that exceed $600 per year per payee.
“This one provision… Read more »
Today the President released his Fiscal Year 2012 budget blueprint which spends a record $3.8 trillion leaving another record $1.6 trillion budget deficit, the third straight trillion dollar budget deficit in a row. The President’s budget will lead to a $1.6 trillion tax increase on families and businesses, fails to address entitlement spending and paves the way for adding another $13… Read more »
