Articles in Category: 'Bill Posey'

By: Kevin Derby | Posted: October 15, 2010 4:05 AM
 
Ahead by double digits in the polls, former House Speaker Marco Rubio, the Republican candidate in the U.S. Senate race, is about to get some help from a prominent Washington conservative -- Gary Bauer, best known for his bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000 and for leading the Family Research Council during the 1990s.
 
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By: Gray Rohrer | Posted: October 1, 2010 4:05 AM

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill that will add one more space shuttle launch and fund the development of commercial and heavy-lift rockets, but it won’t save the jobs of more than 1,000 shuttle workers scheduled to be laid off Friday.

 
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By: Kenric Ward | Posted: September 30, 2010 4:05 AM
 
Alan Grayson rode into Congress in 2008 with searing, vitriolic attacks on the Bush administration and Capitol Hill Republicans.
 
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By: Gray Rohrer | Posted: September 28, 2010 4:05 AM

More than 1,000 space-related workers are scheduled to be let go Friday in the first round of layoffs related to the imminent demise of the space shuttle program.

 
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By: Kenric Ward | Posted: September 25, 2010 4:05 AM
 

With Congress abandoning plans to vote on taxes before Election Day, the clock is ticking toward Dec. 31 and the expiration of the Bush tax cuts.

 
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By: Gray Rohrer | Posted: September 23, 2010 4:05 AM
 
Thursday marks the six-month anniversary of President Barack Obama’s signing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and congressional Republicans are taking advantage of the opportunity to decry the legislation that has revitalized their base ahead of the midterm elections.
 
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By: Alex Tiegen | Posted: May 27, 2010 12:30 AM
 

A member of Florida’s congressional delegation and a conservative Florida think tank say the largest federal financial regulation reform act proposed since the Great Depression doesn’t fix the problems that created the current recession.

 
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By: Kenric Ward | Posted: August 20, 2010 4:05 AM
 

While the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq elicited cheers from war-weary Americans Thursday, the exit strategy drew fire from Florida Republican congressional candidate Allen West.
 
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By: Gray Rohrer | Posted: August 18, 2010 4:05 AM
 

If the 2010 midterm elections are all about jobs, jobs, jobs, then the race for Florida's 15th Congressional District is about space, space, space.

 
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By: Alex Tiegen | Posted: May 11, 2010 12:32 AM
 
Florida’s regional workforce boards want to put young people to work this summer in temporary employment programs.

But they might need to go without a critical injection of extra federal funds, and at least three agencies are considering scaling back or abandoning the programs that put cash in

 
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By: Kenric Ward | Posted: July 29, 2010 4:05 AM
 

Partisan politics are roiling Congress' response to the Gulf oil spill.
 
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By: Kenric Ward | Posted: July 21, 2010 4:05 AM
 
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls the latest extension of unemployment benefits a "stimulus" for the economy, but some economists see diminishing returns, and still more extensions ahead.
 
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Posted: July 17, 2010 4:05 AM
 
Republican Bill Posey is defending his congressional seat against retired NASA official and Cape Canaveral City Councilwoman Shannon Roberts. Posey appears headed for another term. He has raised almost $890,000, with almost $402,000 of that coming from PACs. On June 30, Posey had almost $310,000 on hand.
 
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By: Kenric Ward | Posted: July 16, 2010 4:05 AM

A space appropriation bill promoted by Sen. Bill Nelson may have Floridians thinking President Barack Obama's plan wasn't so bad after all.

 
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By: Kenric Ward | Posted: June 29, 2010 4:05 AM
 

If Florida hopes to hold onto space jobs, it will need to reach beyond U.S. borders, a new Obama administration policy suggests.

 
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By: Kevin Derby | Posted: June 28, 2010 4:05 AM
 
With President Barack Obama threatening to slash NASA’s budget, members of Florida’s delegation from both parties continued to speak out last week, warning the White House that these cuts would have a severe impact on the state and the nation.
 
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By: Kenric Ward | Posted: June 26, 2010 4:05 AM
 

Space Florida and NASA broke ground Friday on a high-tech commerce park at the Kennedy Space Center, bolstering the state's position for future space-related ventures.

Exploration Park will house aerospace-related activities for commercial, civil and military tenants.

 
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By: Kenric Ward | Posted: June 23, 2010 4:05 AM
 

A taxpayer watchdog group with a history of opposing space projects blasted an Alabama senator for trying to keep the Constellation program alive.

 
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By: Kevin Derby | Posted: May 29, 2010 12:39 AM

Virtually the entire political class of Florida's leadership wishes you and yours a happy Memorial Day and wants you to honor the men and women who lost their lives in the country's defense. Here are some of their voices:

 

 
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By: Kenric Ward | Posted: May 5, 2010 12:03 AM

Blaming "past decisions to end the Space Shuttle program," President Barack Obama followed through with his pledge to create a task force to bolster Florida's sagging Space Coast.

The White House's announcement was alternately welcomed and derided by the region's congressional delegation.

 
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By: Kevin Derby | Posted: May 3, 2010 12:01 AM

Friday marked the deadline for federal candidates to make the November ballot. While there are some competitive races, most of the congressional incumbents appear safe. Some of them have not even drawn an opponent from the other major party.

 
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By: Kenric Ward | Posted: April 16, 2010 12:44 AM
"Not only do we have a gap, but we won't have a human space flight for a long time, and we will have to rely on the Russians to get into space. Even with a few more jobs, the loss of 5,000 to 6,000 jobs comes at a time when we can least afford it."
-- State Sen. Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island


"The president made a very compelling case. He appears committed to a space exploration program that has a lot more flexibility and robustness than the earlier program."
-- Frank DiBello, president, Space Florida

 
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By: Kenric Ward | Posted: April 16, 2010 12:30 AM
 

Pledging $40 million to "develop regional economic growth and job creation" on Florida's Space Coast, President Barack Obama on Thursday sought to soothe concerns about impending employment losses related to the phase-out of the shuttle program.

He didn't necessarily sway Florida officials.

 
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By: Kenric Ward | Posted: April 12, 2010 12:35 AM
 

If Congress had a "Most Controversial Freshman Award," Rep. Bill Posey would be a leading contender -- if not a shoo-in.

 
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By: Kenric Ward | Posted: April 10, 2010 12:56 AM
 

Calling President Barack Obama's NASA budget "unacceptable," U.S. Rep. Suzanne Kosmas joined Rep. Bill Posey in demanding a greater commitment for space exploration from the White House.

Kosmas, D-New Smyrna Beach, and Posey, R-Rockledge, spoke Friday at a congressional forum in Cocoa in advance of Obama's scheduled visit to Florida on Thursday.

 
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