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On Thursday, March 12, 2015 – the day recognized as World Kidney Day – the U.S. Post Office located at 500 North Brevard Avenue in Cocoa Beach will be formally named the “Richard K. Salick Post Office” in a public ceremony. Last December, legislation (H.R. 451) introduced by Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) was signed by the President which names the post office in memory of Salick.… Read more »

With the support of Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge), the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to aid in the fight against hunger and help promote charitable giving by making certain tax deductions for charitable donations permanent. The America Gives More Act (H.R. 644) was approved with a bipartisan vote of 279 -137. “In order to fulfill their respective missions,… Read more »

To help create a more competitive economic environment Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) supported The Small Business Regulatory Flexibility and Improvements Act (H.R. 527) which passed the U.S. House of Representatives today with bipartisan support. The legislation makes important reforms to ensure that America’s small businesses and their employees have a louder voice in the federal… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement regarding today’s vote on legislation to fully repeal the Obamacare law: “I have heard from thousands of residents across the 8th District who have been adversely impacted by the President’s health care law,” said Congressman Bill Posey. “Some have said they wanted to keep the coverage they had but couldn’t. Others… Read more »

With the support of Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) the U.S. House of Representatives passed several measures with strong bipartisan support to strengthen our human trafficking laws, train our law enforcement to better target criminals and bring justice to the victims of human trafficking crimes. “Human Trafficking is a modern form of slavery which enables huge profits for… Read more »

U.S. Representatives Bill Posey and Patrick Murphy reintroduced their bipartisan legislation today to prioritize funding within the National Estuary Program (NEP) to meet high priority needs across the nation’s 28 national estuaries. The Estuary Urgent Needs Priority Program Act prioritizes NEP funding to guarantee estuary base grant funding while also reserving funds within the NEP… Read more »

Congressman Posey introduced the Estuary Urgent Needs Priority Program Act, bipartisan legislation that helps restore our Indian River Lagoon by providing more resources to resolve its current ecological challenges. These imperative provisions were included in the National Estuary Program (NEP) reauthorization (H.R. 944), which passed the House on June 1, 2015 and signed into law on May… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement concerning today’s vote on H.R. 83, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015: “Washington needs to get serious real fast about fixing our broken budget process,” said Congressman Posey. “Last week our national debt climbed past $18 trillion dollars, a major milestone that went virtually… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement concerning the President’s remarks on immigration: “The first step in fixing our immigration system is to secure our borders and achieve operational control over them as recommended by the 9-11 Commission,” said Congressman Posey. “Congress and the President have promised to secure our borders for the past… Read more »

Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation (H.R. 5266) to reauthorize funding for the National Estuary Program (NEP). Reps. Bill Posey and Patrick Murphy, two of four principal co-authors of H.R. 5266, were able to secure the inclusion of their bipartisan plan (H.R. 5117) to reprioritize existing funding so more money is available for estuaries with critical needs like… Read more »