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Orlando Rising — Winter Park’s Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy and other leaders of the Democrats’ House of Representatives national security task force have issued a request that President Donald Trump issue a national security policy statement that is mandated by law and overdue. “Given the rapidly-changing threats to our nation, this administration must demonstrate it has a comprehensive strategy to protect the homeland and our nation’s interests abroad,” Murphy stated in a news release issued... Read more

Florida Politics — Democratic U.S. Sen. Stephanie Murphy said Monday she intends to introduce legislation that would rework how the federal government provides funding for English as a second language programs, in order to account for incoming Spanish-speaking students from Puerto Rico. Appearing at a Puerto Rico forum in Orlando Monday morning, Murphy, of Winter Park, said the current federal formulas weigh students moving in from foreign countries who do not speak English, but do not account adequately... Read more

Click Orlando. — U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy joined World Housing Solution and the Mah-Kah-Wee Girl Scouts Monday morning in Chuluota, Florida to give a donated shelter to the scouts who lost their old home to the wildfires. Starting at 10:30 a.m., the Democratic Florida congresswoman with residents of the community also on hand, cut the ribbon for the new, "fully-constructed, expeditionary structure," that will allow the troop to continue its operations throughout the summer. The ceremony at Camp... Read more

Orlando Sentinel. — U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy pushed for Puerto Rican statehood and for ending a funding loophole for English language education at a meeting on Puerto Rico issues Monday in Orlando. Puerto Ricans “overwhelmingly voted for statehood,” Murphy said before the event at the Acacia Banquet Hall. “It’s not a question of whether Puerto Rico should be a state, but when.” Murphy, D-Winter Park, state Sen. Victor Torres, D-Orlando, and Joie Cadle, Orange County School Board member took questions... Read more

Sunshine State News — U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., is teaming up with one of the leading conservatives in Congress to help veterans launch small businesses. Murphy teamed up with U.S. Rep. Dave Brat, R-Va., who garnered national attention for defeating then U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., in the Republican primary, to bring out the “Veteran Small Business Export Promotion Act.” Murphy’s and Brat’s proposal extends a current federal program which was set up in 2013 to help veterans... Read more

CNN — Sensing an opening on national security issues, House Democrats are launching a new effort to counter President Donald Trump's foreign policy. A trio of junior lawmakers with military and Pentagon experience will announce on Tuesday the formation of a new national security task force to push back on policies coming from congressional Republicans and the White House. The task force is being led by Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, a Marine Corps Iraq veteran who has received some early 2020... Read more

Sunshine State News — Two members of the Florida delegation are leading the charge on Capitol Hill to stop proposed cuts to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. With President Donald Trump’s budget proposal reducing federal funding to the museum from $57 million to $54 million, two members of the Florida delegation--Republican Carlos Curbelo and Democrat Stephanie Murphy--joined up with U.S. Reps. John Katko, R-NY, and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., in rounding up members of Congress to sign a letter opposing... Read more

The Hill. — A bipartisan group of 64 members of Congress is demanding a reversal on $3 million in funding cuts to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum proposed in President Trump’s budget. “In our view, the mission of the museum has never been more important, particularly as the number of anti-Semitic attacks around the world rises,” the letter to the Interior appropriations subcommittee said. “Now is not the time to cut funding for this national treasure.” The letter, spearheaded by Reps. Stephanie... Read more

Florida Politics — Winter Park’s U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy has won the endorsement of the Congressional Blue Dog Democrats’ Caucus for her bill clamping down on administration officials’ sharing classified information with America’s enemies. Murphy introduced her Prevention and Oversight of Intelligence Sharing with Enemies Act last month after reports that President Donald Trump had shared classified information with Russian diplomats in an oval office meeting. “At a time when discussions about... Read more

Orlando Sentinel. — Since taking office in January, I’ve made it my top priority to listen to people from every corner of my district. No matter where I go, my constituents tell me that health care is one of their most pressing concerns. I can often see the anxiety etched on their faces. As I can attest from personal experience, we never feel more vulnerable than when we, or someone we love dearly, receives a troubling diagnosis. Everything else in life fades into the background. For too many Central... Read more