WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a bipartisan bill — introduced by U.S. Reps. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., Dan Crenshaw, R-Tex., and Michael Waltz, R-Fla., to authorize the President of the United States to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe for actions he took in Iraq on October 17, 2005, and for which he earned the Silver Star. The bill, H.R. 8276 — , would waive a federal law that generally requires a Medal of Honor to be awarded...
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker: I rise to honor my constituent, Bishop Hezekiah Ross, who passed away on July 29, 2020, at the age of 91. Dr. Ross was a man of faith and a man of action. His life was defined by service to others. Dr. Ross served in the Army, deploying to Korea in 1950. After returning home to Central Florida, he became assistant pastor and then senior pastor at the West Sanford Freewill Holiness Church, serving there for over six decades. When I took office, I asked Dr. Ross—and he...
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ORLANDO—U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy, a member — of the U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, is hosting a virtual Service Academy Information Session on Sept. 23 for parents and students to learn about the educational opportunities in our nation’s service academies and the application process for each of these prestigious institutions, including congressional nominations. The event will include presentations from representatives of the five service academies: the U.S. Military...
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to all our witnesses for joining us today. I wanted to make some brief remarks broadly about my approach to the U.S.-China relationship—which is the most significant bilateral relationship in the world today. But first I want to acknowledge the heart-wrenching testimony of Ms. Abbas, who told how her activism has led to her sister’s disappearance by the Chinese authorities and presumed incarceration in one of the Uyghur re-education camps. My own family feared...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Reps. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., Dan Crenshaw, R-Tex., and Michael Waltz, R-Fla., today introduced legislation — to authorize the President of the United States to posthumously award U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe the Medal of Honor for actions taken in Iraq on October 17, 2005. The bill would make a technical change to federal law, which generally requires that the Medal of Honor be awarded within five years of the actions that are the basis for the award, a requirement...
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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. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, a former national security specialist at the Pentagon, issued the following statement following reports that an upcoming book by journalist Bob Woodward provides additional information on two Florida counties whose election infrastructure was breached in 2016, though this information has not been confirmed by federal authorities. Murphy has called for increased transparency in the event of election interference — by a foreign adversary and is the...
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