Bill Posey

The National Flood Insurance Program is currently $23 billion in debt. That is about the clearest indication we can ever have that it is not working in its present form.

The world is hungry for energy, and whether you like it or not, coal is going to be the energy that will do what's necessary to fill that gap.

I just don't know why the other side would want to harm them.

Professor Laurence Tribe compared the EPA's power grab in the Clean Power Plan to 'burning the Constitution.'

I thank the majority leader for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the historic U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act. This legislation continues to lay the groundwork for a vibrant commercial space industry in…

Title IV of this bill includes language from H.R. 1508, the Space Resource Exploration and Utilization Act. I introduced this bipartisan, bicameral bill with my colleague from the State of Washington, Derek Kilmer, and with support from…

Every year, NASA's requests for Orion are lower than what's needed.

The fact is, they request less year after year than they know that they need to keep the project on schedule.

I think a manned mission to the Moon would be a wonderful steppingstone to future missions to perhaps Mars.

They were protected from the States for years under ERISA; the Federal Government did nothing, nothing, zero, nada, zilch, to stop the perpetrators of this horrendous crime against honest, law-abiding citizens.

This legislation is a bipartisan effort introduced with Representative Sherman.

We know that there is discrimination in small business lending and the collecting of this data in one place would specifically help women- and minority-owned small businesses.

And I hope if we have any more, we also might have representatives from some organizations that represent literally the concerns of millions of other Americans.

The greater the amount of ethanol added to gasoline, the less efficient the gasoline is.

We need to recognize the unique nature and challenges of starting a new credit union.

The Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing program, or RRIF program, provides direct loans and loan guarantees to finance the development of railroad infrastructure. Under the program, the Federal Railroad Administration is…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. 416. None of the funds made available by this…

All Aboard Florida was presented as a private passenger rail project that would run from Miami to Orlando, and vice versa, along Florida's east coast. The project was initially sold to the public as the first privately funded and operated…

Shame on me for asking the Department of Transportation to follow the law, respect the Constitution of the United States, and make economically sound decisions. This is not a partisan issue, in response to that allegation. In September, I…

With all due respect, there is nothing in this amendment that adds any restrictive impediments whatsoever. It only requires that the Department of Transportation follow the law when they allocate these funds. Although this is being called…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Gallego

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. 416. None of the funds made available by this…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida will be postponed. The Committee will rise informally. The Speaker pro tempore (Ms…

Exempt facility bonds are special tax-exempt financing instruments designed to help raise funds for important infrastructure projects like airports, waste management facilities, highways, and other transportation needs. In fact our current…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. 416. None of the funds made available by this…