Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

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ORLANDO—Today the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the dispensing of funding passed by Congress to help American municipalities serve constituents during the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation was supported by Central Florida Reps. Murphy, Demings, and Soto. “Many Central Floridians are still struggling with the uncertainty of a global pandemic that has left them without a job and facing eviction,” said Murphy. “I’m proud to announce this funding that will help hardworking... Read more

WASHINGTON—U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., announced today that Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB) will receive $10.9 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to upgrade its infrastructure to ensure safe and efficient airport operations. Specifically, the investment will be used by the airport to rehabilitate 5,750 feet of a runway and taxiway lighting system in order to provide improved reliability during low-visibility conditions for landings at... Read more

Good afternoon and thank you all for joining us. I’m Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy. Welcome to the second session of “National Security in the Shadow of COVID-19.” This is a series of bipartisan conversations I’m co-hosting with my colleague and friend, Congressman John Katko of New York. We discuss how the ongoing pandemic, and its aftermath, could change or complicate the international security environment. Our goal is to inform Congress’s thinking, so we are better prepared to craft legislation,... Read more

ORLANDO—Last week, hundreds of residents in Florida’s Seventh Congressional District joined U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., for two Telephone Town Halls she hosted to discuss the federal government’s response to the health and economic crisis posed by COVID-19. Murphy regularly holds in-person town halls, especially during the August district work period, and she has held or attended more than 480 outreach events throughout her Central Florida district since 2017. In light... Read more

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy led a group of members of the Blue Dog Coalition in sending a letter to House and Senate leadership urging them to restart bipartisan negotiations on a fifth COVID-19 relief package to address the current public health and economic crisis. The Murphy-led Blue Dogs urged leadership to include a set of priorities that have earned bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress. These priorities include the following: 1) an extension of unemployment... Read more

ORLANDO—U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., announced she will be hosting two Telephone Town Halls next week to discuss the federal government’s response to the health and economic crisis posed by coronavirus and to listen to her constituents. Murphy will use these remote events as an opportunity to safely hear Central Floridians’ views about additional steps Congress can take in response to this pandemic. Since the beginning of this crisis, Murphy has held a series of virtual... Read more

ORLANDO—U.S. Reps. Stephanie Murphy, Val Demings, and Darren Soto announced today that the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (LYNX) will receive a competitive federal grant of $2.84 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation. LYNX will use the federal funding to rehabilitate and replace aging buses, vans, and facilities to ensure Central Florida’s public transportation infrastructure is modern and environmentally sustainable. “Reliable bus service has always been critical... Read more

WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a provision spearheaded by Reps. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., and Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., to provide $1 million for independent experts to publish a study on the potential mental health effects of active shooter drills in elementary and secondary schools. Once schools re-open in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the report will give state leaders and school administrators information they can use to maximize the effectiveness of the drills,... Read more

In the last four months, over three million Florida workers lost their jobs and filed for unemployment, victims of the economic crisis created by COVID-19. Most struggled — and many still struggle — to obtain the benefits they are owed, victims of an unemployment system that successive leaders in Tallahassee allowed to atrophy through a combination of indifference, incompetence, and ideology.  Nevertheless, when benefits are finally paid, they are a lifeline for unemployed workers, enabling... Read more