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William H. "Billy" Long II (born August 11, 1955), is the U.S. Representative for Missouri's 7th congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party. He won the open seat vacated by incumbent Roy Blunt, who decided to run for the United States Senate.
Early life and education
Long is a fourth-generation native of Missouri. He was born in Springfield, Missouri, in 1955. He dropped out of the University of Missouri in Columbia to attend the Missouri Auction School in Kansas City. He received his Certified Auctioneer Institute designation from Indiana University Bloomington.
Professional career
Long owned Billy Long Auctions, LLC. He is also a former talk radio show host on Springfield-based station KWTO. He is a member of the National Association of Realtors, ...
The Missouri congressman who compared Congress to the late singer Amy Winehouse via Twitter apologized for his tweet.
Rep. Billy Long, R-Mo., said in an e-mail to the Springfield News-Leader that he "meant no disrespect to Amy, her family or her fans."
Yesterday, before the Grammy Award-winning singer had even been buried, Long tweeted, "No one could reach #AmyWinehouse before it was too late. Can anyone reach Washington before it's too late? Both addicted -- same fate???"
Long, an auctioneer before he was elected to Congress last year, said he does believe that spending 42% more than the ...
fabo - in poll Billy Long U.S. Congressman Billy Long voted to save taxpayers a total of $480 million dollars over five years by eliminating an unused government program and shutting down an obsolete government agency. Long voted in favor of H.R. 3463, Terminate Public Financing of Presidential Campaigns & the Electronic Assistance Commission (EAC), which would terminate the Presidential Election Campaign Fund and terminate the EAC.
“The American public are tired of paying millions of their hard-earned dollars for programs no one uses,” said Long. “It is time to eliminate unused and obsolete ...
fabo - in poll Billy Long Congressman Billy Long voted for good old fashion common sense by voting in favor of H.R. 1633, the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011. The bill, which Long cosponsored, offers important protections for farmers, ranchers, and rural businesses against overreaching Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations to regulate “dust.”
“This is just another example of the Washington overreach that folks are sick and tired of,” said Long. “If the government was in charge of farming we would all starve to death. Washington needs to leave the farming to the ...
fabo - in poll Billy Long
