Tag: stephanie murphy
With Strong Support From Florida Delegation, House Increases Funds for Childhood Cancer Research
This week, the U.S. House passed a proposal from U.S. Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., to reauthorize the Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program for five years, increasing the funding to $25 million annually,...
Florida Congressional Reps Want DOJ, DHS, FBI to Investigate Group Opposing Israel
Members of the Florida congressional delegation are calling for a federal investigation of the Mapping Project, which is part of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement targeting Israel.
The Mapping Project defines itself as a...
House Appropriations Committee Backs 15 Projects Championed by Stephanie Murphy for Central Florida
This week, retiring U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., announced that the U.S. House Appropriations Committee approved 15 projects she spearheaded, totaling almost $14 million, to improve public safety, transportation, public health, housing and the...
Stephanie Murphy: Congress Needs to Know If Trump and Biden Tariffs’ Impacting Inflation
This week, from her perch on the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, retiring U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., brought out a bill “to require the U.S. Department of the Treasury to swiftly provide...
Florida Congresswoman Takes to the House Floor to Honor Walter Mondale
Last week, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., took to the House floor to honor former Vice President Walter Mondale.
Murphy said the following.
Thank you, Madam Speaker.
The memorial service for former Vice President Walter Mondale was...
Florida Delegation Backed Bill Expanding Childhood Cancer Research Gaining Traction in Congress
Backed by members of the Florida delegation, the “Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0“ is gaining steam on Capitol Hill.
Back in the spring of 2021, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., introduced the proposal...
Stephanie Murphy Secures Funds to Help Seminole State College Train First Responders, Health Professionals
Last week, retiring U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., joined Seminole State College President Dr. Georgia L. Lorenz at a ceremony during which the congresswoman presented the college’s Center for Public Safety with $475,000 in...
Stephanie Murphy, Seminole County Sheriff Deliver $400,000 to the Sanford Hope and Healing Center
This week, retiring U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., joined by Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma and Tim Cook, the CEO of AdventHealth’s Seminole County market in a ceremony to present the Sanford-based Hope &...
Florida Congresswomen Want to Know if Maduro Regime Benefits From Nuclear Deal With Iran
Last week, U.S. Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., and Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., teamed up on the “Iranian Nuclear and Venezuelan Energy, Sanctions, and Terrorism Government Accountability Report (INVESTIGAR) Act.”
Salazar introduced the bill last week...
Florida Delegation Wants Space Force’s STARCOM Located at Cape Canaveral
The Florida congressional delegation, led by U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Rick Scott, R-Fla., and U.S. Reps. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., and Bill Posey, R-Fla., sent a letter to U.S. Air Force Sec. Frank...
Kevin McCarthy, Stephanie Murphy: the U.S. Stands with Ukraine Against Russia
This week, retiring U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., wrapped up a congressional tour of Europe, including stops at the Poland-Ukraine border, Poland, Romania and Belgium.
Murphy was joined by other members of Congress including U.S....
Florida Delegation: Time for Feds to Track Veterans Healthcare Complaints
In recent days, four members of the Florida delegation--U.S. Reps. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., Shelia Cherifulus-McCormick, D-Fla., Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., and Dan Webster--have thrown their support behind U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain’s, R-Mich., “Patient Advocate Tracker...
