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U.S. Representatives Bill Posey (R-FL) and Charlie Crist (D-FL) reintroduced their bipartisan legislation to help support businesses and Florida workers as they continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.  Their legislation assists the hotel and tourism industry by requiring the General Services Administration to take into consideration the economic impact of the coronavirus when… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) opposed the Senate’s revised $1.9 trillion spending bill that was introduced under the guise of providing “COVID relief” for Americans. Less than 9 percent of the spending included in the bill goes to pandemic related public health initiatives to fight the virus and return to our normal lives. Posey, who has supported previous COVID relief, expressed… Read more »

Today the House Science, Space and Technology Committee approved two amendments offered by Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) to strengthen research opportunities for American higher education institutions and researchers that have been impacted by economic conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Committee considered legislation to provide COVID relief to the scientific… Read more »

U.S. Representatives Bill Posey (R-Florida) and Charlie Crist (D-Florida) reintroduced their bipartisan legislation to create American jobs, advance technology and keep America first in space. The American Space Commerce Act (H.R. 1369) supports American leadership in space by providing an incentive for American space firms to keep investing in America and launching from American… Read more »

Today Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) spoke out against radical legislation moving through the House to drastically alter U.S. elections and strip state legislatures of their authority to run their own elections.  Posey offered three amendments to ensure the integrity of elections and make the legislation more accountable, but none were allowed to be debated or voted… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) recently published this opinion article in the Washington Examiner: Congress should establish a bipartisan commission to examine COVID-19 February 26, 2021 More than a year after it emerged and spread around the globe, the coronavirus's origins remain shrouded in mystery. Treatments have not been fully established, the economic costs are… Read more »

As the House of Representatives prepares to vote on another COVID relief package, Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) has made it clear he will oppose the latest proposed $2 trillion bill because it diverges from previous bipartisan bills and focus most of its spending on things totally unrelated to fighting the COVID pandemic. “COVID relief legislation should actually focus on… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) recently published this opinion article in The Hill Newspaper: Stop COVID unemployment benefits for prisoners and recoup billions in fraud February 11, 2021 The next COVID relief/reconciliation bill must include provisions to stop prisoners from filing fraudulent claims for unemployment benefits. Congress worked in bipartisan fashion with the… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) objected to efforts by House Democrats to strip House Republicans of committee assignments: “Today the House Democrats in an unprecedented partisan step removed a Republican House member from her committee assignments for rhetoric and social media posts they disagree with. By removing her from her from her committee they are silencing the voices and… Read more »

Today the House considered a budget resolution setting spending levels for FY 2021, creating a spending framework for the next ten years that bypasses regular rules for budget accountability and transparency and will add trillions to the national debt.  Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) voted against the resolution calling it “more unaccountable spending” that increases the… Read more »