Press Releases
February 15, 2021
Greenville, N.C. – Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) is organizing and participating in a district-wide effort for citizens and constituents to clean up roadsides, beaches and parks across eastern North Carolina. The “Third District Spring Cleaning” event will take place on Saturday, May 8, 2021.
February 11, 2021
Washington, D.C. – Today, Vice Chair of the Republican Doctors Caucus Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) reintroduced the Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act, which is his first piece of legislation introduced in the 117th Congress. The bill would direct the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs to create a pilot program for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) to treat Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
February 10, 2021
Greenville, N.C. – On February 8, 2021, Congressmen Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) and G.K. Butterfield (NC-01) wrote a joint letter to North Carolina Speaker of the House Tim Moore and President Pro Tempore Phil Berger expressing support for legislation providing funding for a new Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University.
February 9, 2021
Washington, D.C. – During the Education and Labor full committee markup of budget reconciliation legislation, Ranking Member of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) introduced two amendments, both of which were blocked by Democrats.
February 9, 2021
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, February 8, 2021, House Committee on Education and Labor member Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) was named Ranking Member of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee.
February 5, 2021
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, February 4th, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development Program announced that the Scuffleton Rural Fire Association, Inc. (SRFA) received a $234,900 Community Facility Disaster Grant. Funds from this grant will go towards the purchase of a new pumper fire truck. Part of the grant will also go toward refinancing existing debt.
February 4, 2021
Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, February 3, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H. Con. Res. 11, the FY2021 Budget Reconciliation Resolution, which begins the budget reconciliation process.
February 3, 2021
Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, February 3, 2021, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) led 51 other House Republicans in sending a letter to President Joe Biden urging him not to re-enter the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as the Iran Nuclear Deal. Originally adopted during the Obama Administration in 2015, President Trump withdrew the United States from the JCPOA in 2018. During his presidential campaign, Biden indicated he would rejoin the agreement.
February 2, 2021
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) participated in a conference call with top-level executives at Suddenlink Communications on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. Murphy voiced frustrations about bad experiences he and his constituents have had with the company.
February 1, 2021
Washington, D.C. – On Monday, February 1, 2021, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) became an original co-sponsor of a resolution in response to Department of Defense plans to vaccinate inmates at Guantanamo Bay against COVID-19 before more at risk American residents are vaccinated. The resolution opposes vaccinating these prisoners before American citizens and asserts American citizens should be prioritized in the vaccination process.