WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., announced today that Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB) will receive $10.2 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to upgrade existing infrastructure to make travel safer and more efficient for area residents and visitors. The funds enable SFB to renovate 12,000 feet of existing taxiways used by arriving and departing aircraft. “As a world-class destination, our community needs a world-class infrastructure...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.) and Brian Mast (R-Fla.) have made a bipartisan call for Congress to fund research on solutions to harmful algae blooms, which are particularly problematic in Florida and can be detrimental to human health, water quality, recreation and tourism, and the broader economy. Earlier this year, two Murphy-led measures — on harmful algae blooms were included in a government funding bill passed by the House. The first measure increased...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Representatives Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., and Mario Díaz-Balart, R-Fla., along with U.S. Senators Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Chris Murphy, D-Conn., today introduced bicameral and bipartisan legislation to ensure that states like Florida and Connecticut receive their fair share of federal funding to provide English-language instruction to K-12 students. The ELEVATE Act will improve the formula that the U.S. Department of Education uses to make grants to states...
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WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), alongside Representatives Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, José Serrano (D-NY), Darren Soto (D-FL), Don Young (R-AK), Rob Bishop (R-UT) and 40 other Members of Congress, introduced bipartisan legislation to begin Puerto Rico’s admission process as a State of the Union. By requiring a Statehood Yes-or-No vote on the Island, this legislation follows the same precedent established for the admission process of Alaska and Hawaii. The Puerto Rico...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., is hosting a ceremony on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 in Winter Springs, Fla., to honor Vietnam veterans as part of the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War , a 13-year nationwide campaign led by the U. S. Department of Defense. At the ceremony, Murphy will present each veteran with a Vietnam veteran lapel pin to recognize their service and sacrifice. All veterans who served between 1955 and 1975 are eligible...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., announced today that Seminole County and the City of Orlando will receive a total of $17.5 million in federal grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to cover costs they incurred in connection with Hurricane Irma. Specifically, the federal funds will be used to reimburse Seminole County and Orlando for expenditures they made to prepare for and respond to the storm, including debris removal, infrastructure repair,...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Reps. Stephanie Murphy, Donna Shalala, Darren Soto, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, all from Florida, have called on the House and Senate to fully fund efforts to defend democracy and promote the rule of law in Venezuela. Earlier this year, the House passed the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 (State and Foreign Operations bill), a government funding bill that provides over $20 billion for the...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., voted to advance historic legislation out of the House Ways & Means Committee to lower the cost of prescription drugs for millions of Americans. The cornerstone of the bill, H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act , would give Medicare the power to negotiate directly with drug companies for lower prescription drug prices, a proposal Murphy first introduced on behalf of House Democrats in July 2018 in...
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ORLANDO – U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., is currently accepting applications for her Youth Advisory Board. This highly selective advisory board is designed to allow students to advise Murphy on topics that directly affect young people, while offering an opportunity to suggest new policies that improve young lives. Murphy is the Chair of Future Forum, an influential group of young House Democrats who focus on issues and opportunities important to young Americans. “As a...
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WASHINGTON— U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., announced today that the cities of Sanford and Casselberry, along with Seminole and Orange counties, will receive thousands in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The City of Sanford will receive $34,571, the City of Casselberry will receive $10,650, and Seminole County government will receive $42,721 from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program. These investments will support a broad...
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