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Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) issued the following statement concerning today's attacks in Kabul: “The deaths of American service members and others today in the Kabul attacks are truly tragic. We must keep our troops, those injured, and the families who lost loved ones in our prayers.” Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) released the following statement regarding the events in Afghanistan  “Recent events in Afghanistan underscore the need for a proper plan when conducting military operations. Every effort should have been made to evacuate Americans, our allies and military equipment before pulling out. While I have long supported the winding down of U.S. military… Read more »

Today U.S. Representatives Bill Posey (R-FL) and Tim Ryan (D-OH) introduced their bipartisan legislation, the Safe Medicine Act, to end our reliance on foreign powers for important lifesaving pharmaceuticals and generics.  This bill is designed to protect the tens of millions of American patients who rely on these drugs from being subject to contaminated pharmaceuticals from… Read more »

Last week, U.S. Representative Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) and U.S. Representative David Trone (D-MD) led a letter, along with several of their House colleagues, calling on HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra to leverage domestic manufacturing capabilities and new technologies to protect American patients and stave off over-dependence on China and other foreign powers for important… Read more »

Today, the House Science Committee adopted Congressman Bill Posey’s (R-Rockledge) amendment to promote transparency and level the playing field when setting international standards for industries across the spectrum including commercial space and advanced technologies. Posey’s amendment was added to H.R. 4609, the National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Bill Posey and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio have reintroduced the Flood Insurance Rate Map Interagency Technology or (FIRM IT) Act, aimed at helping coastal communities across Florida and the country who rely on accurate floodplain mapping as part of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).  Congressman Posey first introduced this legislation in 2017 but teamed up… Read more »

Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) joined with fellow Representatives Claudia Tenney (NY-22), Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), and Greg Steube (FL-17) to introduce the Local Law Enforcement Protection Act, which protects qualified immunity for police officers serving at the state and local levels across the country. The legislation reaffirms… Read more »

Rep. Bill Posey (FL-08) and Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) led a letter to NSA Director Paul Nakasone demanding information on reports that the Agency illegally spied on Fox News host Tucker Carlson and planned to leak his personal emails to media outlets. The letter requests that the NSA provide all documents the Agency may have involving Tucker Carlson as well as the following… Read more »

This week Brevard County school children, working with Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge), created and introduced a House Resolution to promote acts of kindness throughout the nation by recognizing a national kindness symbol. The effort was initiated by kindergarteners attending Tropical Elementary School on Merritt Island and their teacher, Ms Barbara Wilcox. … Read more »

Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and Congressman Bill Posey (FL-08) introduced H.Res. 491, a bipartisan resolution to designate July 9 as “Collector Car Appreciation Day”, which would recognize the collection and restoration of historic and classic cars as an important part of preserving the technological achievements and cultural heritage of the United States. “I… Read more »