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Tags: Bill Posey, Nancy Pelosi

Posey Applauds Speaker’s New Ban on House Members Flying First Class

Posted on 26 May 2010 by admin

Bill Posey

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Bill Posey (R-Rockledge) applauded Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s new House rules change that bans all Members of Congress from flying first class on the taxpayer’s dime. To help the Speaker enforce the new rules, Posey is offering an amendment to the FY 2011 Defense Authorization bill which requires the Speaker to lead by example and also fly coach, a move that would save taxpayers $28,000 a flight for her personal military aircraft when she travels back and forth to her home in San Francisco.

“I’m glad the Speaker decided to create these new standards for cost savings and transparency,” said Congressman Posey. “But the rules must apply to every member in order for them to be effective and my amendment would do just that. Every time the Speaker boards her personal military aircraft it costs the taxpayers approximately $28,000 a flight. The leader of the people’s House should travel just like everyone else.”

Posey submitted the amendment to the House Rules Committee for consideration. The amendment is to the Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 and would take effect when that bill is enacted on October 1, 2010. Posey also said the Speaker’s office should work to release the House floor schedule earlier so members have enough time to make travel plans and can avoid having to make costly, last minute changes to their travel itineraries.

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Tags: Bill McCollum, Paula Dockery, Rick Scott

Sen. Dockery Drops Bid To Be Next Governor

Posted on 24 May 2010 by admin

Today Sen. Paula Dockery dropped out of the Gubernatorial Race. Below is an email her campaign sent out.

It is with mixed feelings that I end my campaign to be your next governor. People who know me know I’m a tenacious fighter unafraid of long odds, especially when the stakes are so high. But I’m also a realist and understand the costs of effectively competing statewide. At this point in the election cycle, I see no financial path to victory. And so today, with both resignation that the resources are not there and appreciation for the journey we shared, I am ending my campaign to be governor of the great state of Florida.

Six months ago, I entered the race with a firm belief that the people of Florida deserved a candidate who would put an end to “politics as usual” and restore integrity, honesty and openness to the business of running our state.

Our reform message resonated well with the thousands of people we reached and I am grateful and humbled by the outpouring of enthusiasm, encouragement and support I received as I logged thousands of miles on the white Ford Explorer.

To all the wonderful people I met along the way in Panama City, Destin, Marianna, Tallahassee, Apalachicola, Fernandina Beach, Jacksonville, Gainesville, Daytona, Orlando, Kissimmee, Poinciana, Lakeland, Bartow, Plant City, Tampa, Clearwater, St. Pete, Bradenton, Sarasota, Ft. Myers, Port Charlotte, Naples, Ave Maria – as well as Gilchrist, Citrus, Hernando, Brevard, Martin, Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties – and all points in between, thank you for your interest and involvement in my campaign.

Thank you to all of my colleagues who endorsed me, to all of you who contributed to help get our message out, and to all the staff and volunteers who gave so unselfishly of their time and talents. And thank you to all my Facebook friends and Twitter followers for the exchange of information and ideas, as well as some welcomed humor.

But thank you most of all for sharing your thoughts and suggestions with me on how together we could improve our beautiful state. The memories of this wonderful experience and of meeting so many extraordinary folks will stay with me forever. I am a better person for having undertaken this journey with you.