Today the U.S. House of Representatives voted to hold former IRS official Lois Lerner in contempt for refusing to answer questions about the IRS’ illegal targeting of conservative groups. The House also approved a resolution calling on the Attorney General to appoint an independent special prosecutor to investigate IRS abuses. Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following… 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 »
Working with over fifty of his House colleagues and Texas Senator Ted Cruz, Congressman Bill Posey has sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder demanding the appointment of an independent special prosecutor to investigate the IRS’s illegal targeting of conservative groups. Last year it was revealed that the IRS used inappropriate criteria to review organizations applying for… Read more »
Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation supported by Congressman Bill Posey (H.R. 3865, the Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act) to prevent the IRS from implementing newly proposed rules to restrict the First Amendment rights of certain non-profit groups. Below is Congressman Posey’s statement in support of H.R. 3865:
“Today the House will vote… Read more »
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation with the support of Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) to help out of work Americans prepare for new careers and get back in the workforce. While the unemployment rate ticked-down last month, the labor force participation rate again dropped to 63.5%, it’s lowest since 1981.
“There are more than twelve million Americans… Read more »
Congressman Bill Posey reintroduced legislation aimed at stopping the revolving door between Congress and lucrative lobbying careers in order to curb influence peddling and keep Members of Congress and senior Congressional Staff focused on serving the American public.
“Working in Congress, either as a Member or staff, is both a great privilege and a public service,” said Congressman… Read more »
The bill that passed the Senate at 2 A.M. this morning (H.R. 8) was an amended version of a bill that was originally passed by the House on August 1, 2012. H.R. 8 had been awaiting Senate action for nearly five months. Congressman Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement regarding that bill and his hopes for enacting Middle Class tax relief:
“On August 1st, I voted… Read more »
Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) has joined with 52 of his House colleagues in writing to the Administration asking for more clarity about the events leading up to and following the September 11th attack on the U.S. Compound in Bengahzi which claimed the lives of 4 Americans including U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens.
Click HERE to read the letter. Read more »
Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge), joined by Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity Chairman Judy Biggert (R-IL), introduced H.R. 6423, the Insurance Consumer Protection and Solvency Act of 2012.
“Under the new Dodd-Frank law, insurance premiums – including auto, home and life – could be assessed a 'tax' to cover the cost of bailing out large and unrelated… Read more »
Today the U.S. House of Representatives approved three amendments offered by Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) to H.R. 4078, the Red Tape Reduction Act, legislation which places a moratorium on major new federal regulations until the national unemployment rate drops below 6 percent. Posey’s Amendments, all adopted with bipartisan support, would hold regulators more accountable for the… Read more »
