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Congressman Bill Posey will host a Federal Contracting Conference at Florida Tech’s Denius Student Center in Melbourne on August 4th and 5th. The event is a chance for government contractors to have one-on-one meetings with procurement representatives from Atlanta and Central Florida to explore new contracting opportunities. “This is a great opportunity for local businesses that… Read more »

U.S. Representatives Bill Posey and Patrick Murphy introduced 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 account for estuaries… Read more »

Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation (H.R. 451) introduced by Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) to designate the U.S. Post Office located at 500 North Brevard Avenue in Cocoa Beach the “Richard K. Salick Post Office”. Salick, who passed away on July 2, 2012, was a champion surfer through much of the late 1960s and 1970s, but he was also a life-long sufferer of… Read more »

U.S. Representatives Bill Posey (R-FL) and Derek Kilmer (D-WA) introduced bipartisan legislation today to expand opportunities and protections for private space companies looking to explore space. The American Space Technology for Exploring Resource Opportunities in Deep Space (ASTEROIDS) Act of 2014 establishes and protects property rights for commercial space exploration and utilization… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey will host a Federal Contracting Conference at Florida Tech’s Denius Student Center in Melbourne on August 4th and 5th. The event is a chance for government contractors to have one-on-one meetings with procurement representatives from Atlanta and Central Florida to explore new contracting opportunities. “This is a great opportunity for local businesses that… Read more »

Today Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) helped usher through the House of Representatives important bipartisan legislation (S.1254) to reauthorize and enhance research into the causes of algae blooms and hypoxia events which are harmful to natural habitats like the Indian River Lagoon. Posey partnered with Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) to amend the bill on June 5th in the House Science… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released following statement commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Allied Invasion of Normandy: “Today we commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Allied Invasion of Normandy. On that day seventy years ago American soldiers, alongside their allies, led the charge to defend our freedoms and liberate Europe and the rest of the world from a great… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement concerning the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Shinseki amidst a growing scandal of abuse and mistreatment of our military veterans at numerous VA facilities across the nation: “The Inspector General report (here) issued earlier this week makes clear that the problems within the VA are not related to one… Read more »

The United States Senate last night approved Congressman Bill Posey’s (R-Florida) bipartisan legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the “Borinqueneers”. Posey introduced the legislation with Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi (D-Puerto Rico). The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian award that Congress can… Read more »

The House of Representatives approved Congressman Bill Posey’s (R-Rockledge) bipartisan legislation to support American troops serving overseas. The Deployed Troops Support Act (H.R. 1756) allows the Department of Defense to utilize space available to transport, at no cost, goods supplied by nonprofit organizations to members of the Armed Forces serving overseas. Rep. Posey offered his… Read more »