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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said yesterday of health care reform legislation: “We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it.” Congressman Bill Posey (R-FL) disagreed, saying “I think America would rather know what’s in the bill before it’s passed and becomes law. And while the more than 2,000 plus page document is being drafted, C-SPAN cameras are still locked… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement in response to the Obama Administration’s notice today that it is cancelling Kennedy Space Center’s Exploration Ground Launch Services (EGLS) contract: “Administration’s unilateral decision to cancel contracts associated with the Constellation program, absent Congressional consent is a direct violation of the law and… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement in regards to tonight’s the State of the Union Address: “Congress and the Administration need to put forward a serious plan to create the right kind of environment for businesses, both small and large, to grow and prosper,” said Congressman Posey. “We need to be looking at ways to make America more competitive in the… Read more »

In a recent letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Congressman Bill Posey joined with 25 of his fellow House Members in calling for documents detailing the Fed’s handling of the AIG bail-out to be made available to Members of the House Financial Services Committee and its staff. Aides to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs have already been granted access… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) said after reading a report published yesterday by ABC News that the Recovery Board in charge of stimulus funds should begin to track the errors that were made to ensure taxpayer funds are going where they are supposed to be going. The news outlet published a story about millions of dollars in stimulus funds that are listed on Recovery.gov, the… Read more »

The House Financial Services Committee today approved an amendment offered by Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) to require that a newly proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) post a disclaimer stating that it does not endorse the products and services that it reviews. “We don’t want some members of the public to believe that the existence of a Consumer Protection… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) recently cosponsored H.R. 3691, the Seniors and Veterans Economic Stimulus Act of 2009, to provide relief to seniors in anticipation of today’s announcement by the Social Security Administration that there would be no cost of living adjustment (COLA) increase in 2010 for senior citizens. H.R. 3691 would use unspent stimulus money to extend the $250… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey introduced a bill to change the rules of the House to prevent two or more unrelated issues from being incorporated into one single bill. The resolution requires that different issues be voted on separately by the House to end the practice of poisoning good legislation for political purposes or sneaking through ideas that don’t have majority support. “Legislation… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey was joined by 30 of his colleagues in introducing legislation to amend Rules of the House to require a 72 hour period of availability before legislation can be brought up for consideration in the House of Representatives. The bill, H. Res. 689, also requires that a print comparing current law with the proposed law be made available to Members of Congress and the… Read more »

Congressman Posey introduced legislation with 34 of his colleagues to amend rules of the House to require a 72 hour period of availability before legislation can be brought up for consideration in the House of Representatives. The bill, H. Res. 689, also requires that a print comparing current law with the proposed law be made available to Members of Congress and the public for at least… Read more »