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Scott PowersFebruary 1, 2018

Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Posey reported that he raised $84,660 in the fourth quarter of 2017 leading his re-election campaign in Florida’s 8th Congressional District to finish the year with $598,821 in the bank. Posey, a five-term incumbent from Rockledge, has no competition who reported any campaign finance activity, though technically there are two Democrats […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 24, 2018

Both of Florida’s U.S. senators and 22 of its House members are in a dither over mixed signals on offshore oil drilling from Washington. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke assured Gov. Rick Scott that Florida was “off the table” earlier this month. Soon, Zinke’s position was undercut by Ocean Energy Management Acting Director Walter Cruickshank’s telling the House Natural Resources […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 9, 2018

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A bipartisan group from Florida’s congressional delegation sent a letter to the Donald Trump administration opposing any rollback of safety regulations adopted after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. In a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, the group of 20 lawmakers — both Democrats and Republicans — warned that “an oil spill can devastate a regional […]

Scott PowersOctober 11, 2017

Florida U.S. Reps. Bill Posey, Charlie Crist, and Alcee Hastings are joining a newly-formed, bipartisan Congressional NASA Caucus to promote the space agency’s agenda, research and budgetary needs. The caucus, announced Wednesday, is distinctly different from the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and its Subcommittee on Space, as Crist, a Democrat from St. Petersburg, […]

Scott PowersAugust 1, 2017

Republican congressional candidate Wayne Liebnitzky criticized the rent U.S. Rep. Darren Soto is paying for his Kissimmee office as “unusually extravagant expense of peoples’ money,” while the congressman defended the office Tuesday for its convenience and service to the district. Soto is spending $4,638 a month for his primary district office, plus $866 a month […]

Scott PowersJune 13, 2017

In one of the more biting moments in the 1997 film “Good Will Hunting,” mathematician Gerald Lambeau, played by Stellan Skarsgård, apologizes to his old friend, psychologist Sean Maguire, played by Robin Williams, for having missed the funeral of Sean’s wife. “I got your card,” Sean snapped, not at all disguising his anger. Did we […]

Scott PowersMarch 30, 2017

The latest version of a bill that would eliminate paychecks for Congress if it fails to pass a budget has drawn early support from two Republicans and one Democrat in Florida’s U.S. House of Representatives delegation. Democrat U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, and Republican U.S. Reps. Vern Buchanan of Longboat Key and Ron […]

Scott PowersMarch 23, 2017

Calling attention to the potential of lost health insurance benefits to disabled, young, low-income and other people under the proposed American Health Care Act, a coalition of mostly progressive political activists asked Central Floridians to urge members of Congress to reform, not replace the Affordable Care Act. Their call, outside the Orlando offices of Republican […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 21, 2017

The American Action Network kicked off Tuesday with pro-AHCA radio spots in 28 Congressional districts nationwide, and three of them are in Florida. Those three: CD-3, the home of Rep. Ted Yoho; CD-6, the home of Rep. Ron DeSantis; and CD-8, the home of Rep. Bill Posey. All three have expressed concerns about the American Health Care Act. Posey […]

Staff ReportsMarch 16, 2017

Voters in three Florida congressional districts could be getting calls them to contact their representative about the American Health Care Act. The American Action Network announced this week it was launching a robocall campaign in 30 congressional districts, including districts represented by Reps. Ted Yoho, Ron DeSantis, and Bill Posey. The campaign comes on the […]

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Bill Posey raises $84K in fourth quarter for CD 8 re-election bid

Majority of Florida Delegation demands clarity on White House offshore drilling position

Most of Florida congressional delegation protests lifting oil rig safety rules

New Congressional NASA Caucus to include Bill Posey, Charlie Crist, Alcee Hastings

Wayne Liebnitzky criticizes the $4,600 a month in rent Darren Soto pays for Kissimmee office

Did Republican state and national leaders mail in their Pulse appearances?

Stephanie Murphy, Vern Buchanan, Ron DeSantis cosponsor no-budget, no-pay bill

Orlando activists urge Republicans to reform, not replace ACA

American Action Network radio spots target GOP resistance to AHCA

American Action Network launches robocalls campaign to support American Health Care Act