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Our health care system is in serious need of reform. But as we consider health care reform in the Congress we must first do no harm. According to a 2006 ABCNews-USAToday-Kaiser Family Foundation poll, 88% of Americans rated their health care coverage as excellent or good. While nearly half were concerned about the cost of health insurance. That is why I believe two of the most… Read more »

Today the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a cost scoring of the latest health care reform legislation (H.R. 3962) introduced by the Majority yesterday as costing taxpayers $1.055 trillion dollars, $150 billion above the cost of the bill stated by the Speaker just yesterday morning. Also, the CBO cost estimate excludes another $250 billion for Medicare physician fee… Read more »

U.S. Representative Bill Posey (R-FL), released the below statement following Speaker Pelosi’s announcement that she has drafted a new health care reform bill. The bill includes elements of the earlier version of the Majority’s health care reform proposal, H.R. 3200, including higher taxes, significant long-term unfunded liabilities, a higher national debt, and more government control… Read more »

This morning NASA successfully launched the Ares 1-X test rocket, the next generation human space flight vehicle being developed as part of the Constellation Program to replace the Space Shuttle. The Shuttle is scheduled to retire at the end of 2010 and a lack of resources has thrown the future of the nation’s human space flight program into doubt. “This is a positive step forward for… Read more »

The House of Representatives passed a resolution (H. Res 817) supporting National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and expressing the sense of the House that Congress should continue to raise awareness of domestic violence and its devastating effects on families and communities. Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge), a cosponsor of H.Res. 817, supported the resolution which passed… Read more »

Tomorrow night residents of Brevard County will join with other citizens across the nation in participating in the annual Take Back The Night and send a powerful message about domestic violence, crime, and safe streets. Saturday’s event will be held at Front St. Park in Melbourne from 4 PM to 6:30 PM. “It’s symbolic but a very important message that needs to be sent,” said Congressman… Read more »

On Monday, October 26th Congressman Posey’s staff will host a summit with veteran leaders to continue to highlight the services that the Congressman’s Office has been providing to constituents who are military veterans. The event will take place in the Space Coast Room, 2nd Floor, at the Brevard Government Center, 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Building C, in Melbourne at 2 PM. “There… Read more »

Today the U.S. Human Space Flight Plan Committee released its final report concluding that NASA will need additional funding in order to close the space gap and move forward with the Constellation program. “I commend the Committee for their hard work and putting some specifics on paper. But, the biggest issue facing NASA remains the same: Will Washington make NASA a budget priority?… Read more »

This afternoon Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) delivered a speech on the House Floor discussing the need to invest more in our nation’s space program. In his speech, Posey outlined what a day without NASA spinoff products would be like. “NASA has been at the cutting edge of technology, leading to many devices and luxuries that we use every day,” said Congressman Posey who worked… Read more »

Four local businesses were honored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce this week for their impact on their communities by increasing jobs through trade. PetroAlgae of Fellsmere, ISO Group Inc. of West Melbourne, Aero Industries of Titusville, and SpaceX of Cape Canaveral were all awarded the Chamber’s Faces of Trade® award at a business forum entitled Business Opportunities for Central… Read more »