Tag: blue dog caucus
Stephanie Murphy Will Continue to Head Up Blue Dog Caucus on Capitol Hill
Murphy announced she will serve as co-chair of administration while U.S. Rep. Ed Case, D-Hi., will stay in charge of policy and U.S. Rep. Tom O’Halleran, D-Ariz., remains in charge of communications.
Stephanie Murphy Goes into Self-Quarantine After Two Congressmen Test Positive for COVID-19
With two members of the U.S. House testing positive for coronavirus, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., announced on Thursday that she was going into self-quarantine.
Mike Bloomberg Nails Down Endorsements in Florida
Bloomberg announced at the end of last week that U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., was backing his presidential bid. Murphy, one of the leaders of the moderate Blue Dog Caucus on Capitol Hill, had endorsed former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-Tex., who bowed out of the race after failing to meet expectations.
Party Lines Soften in the Florida Delegation on Budget Vote
This week, the U.S. House voted to suspend the debt limit for two years and passed a $1.37 trillion budget with $738 billion going to defense. The proposal was supported by U.S. Treasury Sec. Steven Mnuchin and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
Stephanie Murphy Wants to Raise the Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour by 2024
Murphy and her office insisted raising the minimum wage would benefit Central Florida.
