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Washington, D.C. — This week, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03), with the support of all House Republicans in North Carolina, introduced legislation to provide greater access to pension plans for North Carolina first responders. This bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code to include full-time nonprofit firefighters and emergency medical service (EMS) workers in governmental pension plans. Currently, full-time nonprofit emergency providers are not eligible to participate in North Carolina’s pension plan due to federal law.

Greenville, NC — Today, Congressman Greg Murphy issued the following statement on the two-year anniversary of the fall of Kabul, Afghanistan which triggered a chain of events that led to the death of 13 brave American service members and the loss of billions in U.S. military equipment:

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03), introduced the Senior Citizens’ Freedom to Work Act. This legislation repeals the retirement earnings test (RET), which reduces benefits for Social Security beneficiaries who claim early retirement but choose to continue working and make above a certain threshold.

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) and Chairman of the Dare County Board of Commissioners, Robert L. “Bob” Woodard, Sr., issued the following statements regarding federal funding for a feasibility study performed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on beach nourishment for the village of Rodanthe.

Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) voted YES on H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024. This legislation authorizes $886.3 billion for national defense discretionary programs.

Washington, D.C. — Today, a piece of legislation introduced by Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03), H.R. 4381, the Public Health Emergency Congressional Review Act, passed out of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health. The subcommittee is led by the bill’s co-lead Subcommittee Chairman Brett Guthrie (KY-02). This measure cements Congress's oversight authority to review and/or terminate Public Health Emergencies declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03), introduced the Federal Election Audit Act. This legislation provides federal funds to states who wish to conduct comprehensive post-election audits in an effort to increase transparency and improve election integrity.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, has introduced the Protecting Endowments from Our Adversaries Act (PEOAA). The measure aims at pressuring large university endowments to purge their investment portfolios of Chinese entities deemed a threat to U.S. national security. The bill imposes a 50% excise tax on such investments when acquired, and a 100% tax on gains realized from such investments.