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The Osceola Center for the Arts hosted Congressman Bill Posey’s first Congressional Art Competition, titled ‘An Artistic Discovery,’ for high school students on Saturday, May 15th. The competition drew an amazing 84 entries from students across the 15th Congressional District which encompasses Osceola, Brevard, Indian River and Polk Counties.  “At the root of all success in life lies… Read more »

Yesterday the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a revised cost estimate of the new health care law upping the total cost by $115 billion thereby virtually eliminating the earlier estimated cost savings that was touted by the Majority when the bill passed in March.  This is due to the fact that in their original cost estimate, CBO excluded many of the add-on discretionary costs.… Read more »

Today Congressman Bill Posey (R-FL) joined with Congressman Rush Holt (D-NJ) in introducing a bipartisan resolution (H.Res.1343) recognizing the importance of detecting esophageal cancer during its earliest stages, advancing medical research, and supporting the goals and ideals of Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month.   “The five-year survival rate for those diagnosed with esophageal… Read more »

On Saturday, May 15th, Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) will host the 2010 Congressional Art Competition, an annual contest among young artists which is held in congressional districts all across the country. Titled An Artistic Discovery, entries into the competition will be displayed and judged during a reception at the Osceola Center for the Arts on Saturday morning from 9:00 am to… Read more »

Today Congressman Bill Posey received the “Defender of Liberty Award” from the American Conservative Union (ACU) in recognition of his commitment to America’s core principles, the nation’s Constitution, and for his 100% conservative score in the 2009 Annual ACU Ratings of Congress. ACU grants the award to Members of Congress who have displayed a record of protecting liberty and fighting… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey released the following statement in response to the Task Force on Space Industry Workforce and Economic Development memo released by the White House today:   “A better transition program for space workers and our nation’s continued leadership in space is to abandon the President’s proposal to cancel Constellation and for NASA to continue flying the Space Shuttle… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey was awarded the “Spirit of Enterprise” Award by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce today. The award is given to Members of Congress who have demonstrated leadership on important business issues and are strong supporters of free enterprise in America.   “I’m honored to receive this award and my hope is that Congress and the Administration will push harder to enact laws… Read more »

Today the House of Representatives passed legislation with the support of Congressman Bill Posey to prevent Members of Congress from receiving an annual cost of living increase for 2011. “I’m happy to help pass this legislation,” said Congressman Posey. “I gave back the raise Congress voted itself in 2008, the year before I arrived in Congress, and have cosponsored other measures to… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bill Posey hosted a roundtable forum between local fisherman, industry leaders and federal policy makers to discuss the proposed closure of the Southeast Atlantic to Red Snapper and Grouper commercial fishing activities. The fishery directly employs several thousand specialized workers with many locally based jobs and businesses that depend on this important fishing… Read more »

This Saturday (April 24th) marked the 20th anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit aboard Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-31). For two decades scientists have been studying far away images of nebulas, stars, and galaxies captured by Hubble. “The Hubble Space Telescope is a marvelous achievement and has made so many wonderful contributions to our study of… Read more »