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Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) issueD the following statement about tonight's vote to impeach President Trump: "The two articles of impeachment in the resolution are broad and cite no specific crimes that the President committed. The House Democrats are basing the entire impeachment on hearsay testimonies grounded on absolutely no evidence of a crime.  Sadly, this… Read more »

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it has awarded $4 million to help to create a competition to fund initiatives of the National Estuary Program. In May of 2016 Congressman Bill Posey’s (R-Rockledge) bipartisan legislation was signed into law which created this competitive grant program to help estuaries with urgent needs like our Indian River Lagoon obtain additional… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement saluting our nation's veterans: “No words can express our nation’s sincere gratitude to our military service members, and their families, who have answered the call to serve our country. Since the Revolutionary War, which secured the independence of our great nation, over 1.3 million brave Americans have made the… Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution supporting the on-going inquiry into impeaching President Donald Trump. Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) voted against the resolution and released the following statement: “After spending nearly two years and $32 million investigating President Trump of colluding with Russia to win the 2016 election, the Mueller… Read more »

A bipartisan group of Members of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee have introduced a bill to expand research on the health effects of exposure to low doses of ionizing radiation. H.R. 4733, the Low-Dose Radiation Research Act of 2019, authorizes a low-dose radiation basic research program at the Department of Energy’s Office of Science. Humans are exposed to low doses of… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement on his vote against H. J. Res. 77 - opposing the decision to end certain United States efforts to prevent Turkish military operations against Syrian Kurdish forces in Northeast Syria: “I don’t want to see America’s sons and daughters needlessly sent into battle to fight an undefined and unwinnable war that has been… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey issued the following statement regarding the transcript of President Trump's phone call with Ukrainian President Zelenski: “President Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian President Zelensky raises interesting questions about the activities of the Obama Administration in the Ukraine. However, I wish we could move past this and get to work on a budget and addressing… Read more »

Today Rep. Posey went to the floor of the House of Representatives to highlight the importance of protecting our National Estuaries like our Indian River Lagoon and to recognize National Estuaries Week (September 14th - 21st). National Estuaries Week is a special time for a national celebration of our estuary efforts and for local estuary programs, within the national program, to… Read more »

With Hurricane Dorian off our coast, it’s time to get ready and make a plan. The first step in creating a plan is gathering information. Find your local emergency contacts and where to seek shelter in the event of an emergency. Below I have listed some helpful resources for constituents to get ready and stay connected. Helpful Tips: It’s important to understand your home’s… Read more »

Congressman Posey released the following statement concerning the attacks in El Paso and Dayton: “The attacks that took place over the weekend in El Paso and Dayton are displays of pure evil and should be condemned by every American. Nothing can justify such a heartless disregard for human life, which is precious. It’s time to pull together as one community of Americans to give our… Read more »