Representative Bill Posey News

Kudos to local reps for rejecting health bill I had to chuckle when I read FLORIDA TODAY's recent editorial chiding Democratic U.S. Rep.

New mammogram guidelines criticized I couldn't believe the new advice on breast cancer in Tuesday's FLORIDA TODAY.

Time for another round of hugs, slugs - and one ugh - for the politicians and newsmakers who help make Florida the unique, dynamic and occasionally stomach-turning place it is.

GOP amendments to health bill cut costs In a recent editorial, FLORIDA TODAY berated U.S. Reps.

Space Coast economic leaders are asking NASA to allow a private company the indefinite use of a building full of high-tech equipment in the hope of saving hundreds of high-skill jobs when the space shuttle program ends.

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Saturday, November 14, 2009 Source: Space Florida - Comments On Monday, government agencies will gather at the NASA Shuttle Logistics Depot in Cape Canaveral to discuss potential DoD-related job opportunities that may utilize existing engineers and technicians currently employed at the facility.

Spectators who lined Oak Street today to watch the Honor America Veterans Day parade seemed to outnumber those who attended last year's event in honor of veterans.

With their hands over their hearts, about 100 Trinity Lutheran School students said the Pledge of Allegiance as two 7th-graders raised a flag that had flown over the U.S. Capitol -- a gift from U.S. Rep.

Look at what else Congress is up to . . . Scott Maxwell TAKING NAMES November 10, 2009 You know, it's not all health care in Washington nowadays.

Yes, Virginia, there are entrepreneurs in Congress a ' 11 of them, in fact, were elected to the 111th Congress, * as best as we can determine.

Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas, the Democrat representing northern Brevard, bucked her party and voted against the so-called health care reform bill.

A freshman lawmaker from Florida this week called on Congress and the White House to consider flying the space shuttle beyond 2011, an option for NASAa s future that largely has been ignored since an independent space panel issued its recommendations last month.

Contributors The Blog for Thursday, October 29, 2009 The best they can do? "National Republicans met with two potential challengers to U.S. Rep.

It should be little surprise that many of the same members of Congress who issued comments about the Augustine committee report last week also issued statements after the successful test flight of the Ares 1-X rocket Wednesday .

They're putting up 'Pardon our dust' signs at the Veterans Affairs Viera Outpatient Clinic, and they're a welcome sight.

Space Coast congressional representatives Suzanne Kosmas and Bill Posey have proposed legislation that would create NASA "Centers of Excellence" at universities to support development of the commercial spaceflight industry.

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Source: Rep. Kosmas - Comments Bipartisan Bill Would Create "Centers of Excellence" to Bring Public and Private Sectors Together for Research and Development - Today, Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas and Congressman Bill Posey introduced legislation to help minimize the impact of the impending ...

Most economists say the recession is over and point to the Dow again reaching 10,000 as a sign the economy is slowly on the mend.

Guess what these federal spending items have in common: $5 billion for the International Monetary Fund.

The Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast, the agency charged with getting new companies to locate in Brevard County and encouraging existing ones to stay and grow here, holds its annual investor meeting Wednesday amid probably the most difficult economic environment since the Apollo era of the mid-1970s. The state announced ...