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Congressman Bill Posey (R-FL) was joined by 17 of his House colleagues in introducing legislation to aid economic recovery by preventing federal bank regulators from arbitrarily penalizing community banks for working with borrowers to modify their loans or accepting mortgage payments from someone other than the borrower. Since the 2008 financial crisis, federal bank regulators have been… Read more »

The Osceola Center for the Arts hosted Congressman Bill Posey’s second Congressional Art Competition, titled ‘An Artistic Discovery,’ for high school students on Saturday, April 30th. The competition drew approximately 40 entries from students across the 15th Congressional District which encompasses Osceola, Brevard, Indian River and Polk Counties. “I was very impressed by the students’… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement regarding the killing of terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden by U.S. Forces last night: “I commend our troops who have brought Osama Bin Laden to justice,” said Congressman Posey. “Hopefully this will help close a very painful chapter in the lives of so many who lost loved ones on September 11, 2001.” Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) will host the 2011 Congressional Art Competition on Saturday, April 30th at the Osceola Center for the Arts in Kissimmee from 9AM – Noon. Students from all over the 15th Congressional District have entered a total of 56 pieces of artwork in the annual competition entitled “An Artistic Discovery”. The competition is being held in Congressional Districts… Read more »

This morning Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) hosted another successful entrepreneur summit in Osceola County bringing together local entrepreneurs to showcase their innovative technologies to the public and potential investors. The event drew a large crowd of interested business leaders, local experts and members of the public. “The entrepreneurial spirit is alive in Central… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement applauding Florida Governor Rick Scott for filing a petition against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the impending numeric nutrient regulations: “I applaud Governor Scott for petitioning the EPA to withdraw EPA regulations that single out the state of Florida for more onerous regulations. These… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) will host a third entrepreneur summit in Osceola County on Wednesday to bring together various entrepreneurs from across the 15th Congressional District and provide a forum to showcase their innovative technologies to the public and potential investors. The Osceola County Entrepreneur Summit will take place at Workforce Central Florida in Kissimmee on… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) introduced H.R. 1508, the Assure Service Members are Paid Act of 2011 (ASAP Act), a bill to require that in the event of a government shutdown, our military men and women defending our nation continue being paid without delay. “Our military service members are committed to defending our nation up to and including laying down their lives,”… Read more »

Today, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden announced that Central Florida’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) will be the permanent home for Space Shuttle Atlantis, OV-104, after the Orbiter is officially retired from duty later this year. Since the inception of America’s human space flight program, nearly every manned mission to space has launched from Florida’s Space Coast, making Kennedy Space… Read more »

Last year, Congressional leaders failed to fulfill one of Congress’s most basic responsibilities by not passing a budget for 2011. As Congress continues to negotiate plans to prevent the federal government from shutting down, Congressman Bill Posey remains committed to cutting as much spending as possible and helping remove uncertainty for workers and private-sector job creators.… Read more »