ORLANDO—U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., announced today that Sanford-based True Health and their network of community health clinics in Central Florida were invited to join the federal government’s Health Center COVID-19 Vaccine Program to help allocate more vaccines to underserved communities in the region. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched this program to directly allocate COVID-19...
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WASHINGTON —Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., a nd Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., introduced a resolution, H. Res. 68 , designating January 2021 as National Stalking Awareness Month to raise awareness regarding the dangers of stalking and to educate Americans about how to prevent and respond to stalking. Senators Amy Klobuchar, D-M in n., and Chuck Grassley, R-I owa , introduced a companion resolution , S. Res. 21, in the U.S Senate. An estimated 6 to 7.5 million people are stalked...
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives today approved COVID-19 relief legislation that includes numerous bipartisan measures spearheaded by U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla. Most notably, it includes the core of Murphy’s bill — to extend and enhance the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC), which helps businesses retain and rehire workers. Murphy spent the last eight months leading this legislative initiative and building a broad bipartisan coalition behind ERTC expansion....
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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