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Congressman Posey released the following statement concerning the attacks in El Paso and Dayton: “The attacks that took place over the weekend in El Paso and Dayton are displays of pure evil and should be condemned by every American. Nothing can justify such a heartless disregard for human life, which is precious. It’s time to pull together as one community of Americans to give our… Read more »

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced a $90 Million INFRA Grant to replace the aging Indian River Bridge which is necessary for our growing industry to access the Space Center. The existing Indian River Bridge is near the end of its service life and very soon will not be able to carry space-bound or returning freight. “If we want to continue to conduct launches, grow our… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement concerning the need to address the crisis at the border: “I am pleased to see the House finally recognize the crisis at our southern border. However, the legislation put forward (H.R. 3401) fails to address the root of the problem. The bill under-funds our border patrol by denying overworked agents much needed… Read more »

Rep. Bill Posey’s (R-Rockledge) bipartisan legislation to fight coastal acidification and help estuaries like our Indian River Lagoon passed the House of Representatives this morning. Posey introduced the National Estuaries and Acidification Research Act (H.R. 988) with Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), both fellow co-chairs of the Congressional Estuary… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement honoring Memorial Day: “Dating as far back as the end of the Civil War, our fellow Americans established the tradition of presenting flowers on the graves of fallen soldiers on what was known at the time as Decoration Day. In 1971 Congress set apart the last Monday in May as a national holiday for remembering and… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) will host a conference in August to help local small businesses learn about the federal contracting process and have one-on-one meetings with federal procurement representatives from Washington D.C., and Central Florida. The conference will take place at 8:00 am on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at the Florida Solar Energy Center in… Read more »

Rep. Bill Posey’s (R-Rockledge) bipartisan legislation to fight coastal acidification and help estuaries like our Indian River Lagoon was approved by the Full House Science Committee this morning. Posey introduced the National Estuaries and Acidification Research Act (H.R. 988) with Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), both fellow co-chairs of the Congressional Estuary… Read more »

U.S. Representative Bill Posey (FL-8) joined with Reps. Brian Mast (FL-18) and Haley Stevens (MI-11) to introduced legislation named Harmony’s Law, which will help prevent hundreds of rapists—who were convicted and found guilty of rape in the military—from being freed from jail on a misconstrued technicality.  The bill is named after Harmony Allen, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., who was… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) will help kick-off the 8th Annual Cocoa Beach “Footprints in the Sand” Kidney Walk on Saturday, May 11th, 2019 at the Cocoa Beach Pier in Cocoa Beach, Florida. This year’s walk will honor longtime patient advocate and Kidney Walk co-founder Bill Hahn, who passed away late last year, as well as National Kidney Foundation of Florida volunteer Donna… Read more »

Rep. Bill Posey’s (R-Rockledge) bipartisan legislation to fight coastal acidification and help estuaries like our Indian River Lagoon was approved by the House Science Committee’s Subcommittee on Environment. Posey introduced the National Estuaries and Acidification Research Act (H.R. 988) with Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), both members of the Congressional… Read more »