The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a bipartisan bill introduced by Reps. Steve Knight, R-Calif., and Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., to help more small businesses gain access to federal funds for the research and development of new products. The House approved the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2017, H.R. 2763, in a unanimous vote. “As someone who advised startups in the private sector, I know entrepreneurs need capital to get...
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Orlando Politics — WASHINGTON – U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., traveled to Puerto Rico as part of a bipartisan delegation of U.S. representatives and senators in order to review the status of recovery efforts following Hurricane Maria. The delegation surveyed the damage to Puerto Rico homes and infrastructure on the ground and from the air, and met with federal and local officials who are working to deliver immediate relief to the 3.4 million U.S. citizens living on...
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U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., traveled to Puerto Rico as part of a bipartisan delegation of U.S. representatives and senators in order to review the status of recovery efforts following Hurricane Maria. The delegation surveyed the damage to Puerto Rico homes and infrastructure on the ground and from the air, and met with federal and local officials who are working to deliver immediate relief to the 3.4 million U.S. citizens living on the island. Murphy and members of...
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Sunshine State News — As Puerto Rico recovers from Hurricane Maria, two politicians from Florida are calling on the U.S. to do more to help impacted students attend schools in the Sunshine State and other parts of the nation. Noting that Congress did something similar in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and other storms, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., is calling on congressional leaders to send emergency federal funds to schools now enrolling students who fled Puerto Rico in the aftermath...
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House Republicans have said that “we have a once-in-a- generation opportunity to enact bold, pro-growth tax reform that will create jobs, grow paychecks, and unleash American competitiveness.” House Democrats are committed to a “better deal” and “better wages” for Americans of all stripes. President Donald Trump campaigned on bringing “federal policies in line with the needs of today’s working parents.” If you’re willing to look beyond the cynical politics of our time, you’ll see that these goals...
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U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., will travel tomorrow to Puerto Rico as part of a bipartisan delegation of U.S. representatives and senators in order to review the status of relief and recovery efforts following Hurricane Maria. Central Florida is home to nearly 400,000 individuals of Puerto Rican heritage, many of whom have family and friends still living in the U.S. territory of 3.4 million American citizens. Murphy pushed the federal government to adequately...
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U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., is leading a bipartisan effort in Congress to allocate emergency federal funding to help school districts and colleges in Florida and other states enroll students displaced by recent hurricanes, including students from the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico who may relocate with their families to Florida as a result of Hurricane Maria. “Our nation must stand united in times of crisis. Right now, our American brothers and sisters in Puerto Rico,...
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Central Florida Representatives Stephanie Murphy, Val Demings and Darren Soto today announced that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has awarded a nearly $12 million grant to the Florida Department of Transportation, MetroPlan Orlando, and the University of Central Florida to jointly develop “intelligent transportation technologies” that will be used to make transportation safer and more accessible for drivers, transit riders, pedestrians, and bicyclists in the Orlando area. This grant is...
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The co-chairs of the Democratic Caucus’ National Security Task Force—Reps. Stephanie Murphy of Florida, Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, and Jimmy Panetta of California—led a letter to President Donald Trump, calling on his administration to pursue a “strong, strategic, and steady” policy towards North Korea, which has been developing and testing nuclear devices and missiles in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions. A total of 68 Members of Congress,...
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