U.S. Representative Bill Posey (R-FL) released the following statement regarding NASA’s announcement this morning revealing its design for a new space launch system:
“I am encouraged that the Administration has finally released the concept for the Space Launch System which can restore America’s prominence in space exploration,” said Posey. “However, there is still a lack of vision,… Read more »
As the President delivers his latest economic recovery speech before a joint session of Congress, U.S. Representative Bill Posey (R-FL) is urging the Administration to put the brakes on new federal regulations and begin the process of examining the impact these rules have on the economy and job creation.
“I’ve got a 3 foot stack of new and proposed federal regulations on my desk in… Read more »
Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) will host an Entrepreneur Summit in Indian River County to bring together various entrepreneurs from across the 15th Congressional District to showcase their innovative technologies to the public and potential investors. The Entrepreneur Summit will take place at the Richardson Center at Indian River State College’s Mueller Campus on Wednesday,… Read more »
Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement regarding his vote against the debt limit deal:
“Our nation is deep in debt and plummeting deeper in the red every day. The Federal government is spending way beyond its means. The credit ratings agencies have warned that the U.S. will lose its AAA credit rating unless Washington enacts a credible, long-term plan to… Read more »
Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement regarding today’s vote:
“Today I joined a bipartisan majority of my House colleagues in rejecting Senator Reid’s bill to give the Administration their requested debt ceiling increase of $2.4 trillion using questionable accounting tricks to fabricate spending cuts. This is not a serious approach to solving our… Read more »
Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement regarding this evening's vote:
“In 1997, the Balanced Budget Amendment to the United States Constitution passed the House of Representatives, but fell one vote short of passage in the United States Senate. That year the national debt was $5.4 trillion. Since that failure, the national debt has grown by 265% to more… Read more »
Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement which was entered into the Congressional Record to honor the men and women of America’s Space Shuttle Program:
“Today is a bittersweet day for Florida’s Space Coast, for the space program, and for the nation. As Atlantis touched down at 5:57 AM today, July 21, 2011, at Kennedy Space Center, another era of… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representative Bill Posey (R-FL) and U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) re-introduced the Maintaining Agency Direction on Financial Fraud Act or MADOFF Act. The Act blocks the Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) requirement that companies disclose the impacts of climate change on their businesses.
“I think the SEC has its priorities wrong,” said Posey. “We know the SEC… Read more »
Congressman Bill Posey (R-FL) released the following statement regarding House passage of H.R. 2560, the Cut, Cap and Balance Act:
“In March of 2006, two years before I arrived in Washington, the Senate was debating a debt limit increase of $781 billion to bring the total national debt to $9 trillion. Then-Senator Obama took to the floor and berated ‘the fact that we are here today to… Read more »
Today Congressman Bill Posey (R-FL) was joined by 6 of his House colleagues in introducing legislation to ensure the timely payment of Social Security benefits to senior citizens. Last week, the President warned that he could not “guarantee” that Social Security benefits would be paid to retirees if a deal could not be reached on the debt ceiling.
“The President is essentially saying… Read more »
