U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., today opposed H.R. 36, the so-called "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act," which imposes unconstitutional restrictions on women’s health care services. Murphy issued the following statement on her vote: “As a mother, I know that health decisions during a pregnancy are deeply personal and sometimes difficult. This bill prevents a woman, her family and her doctor from making important medical decisions, putting her health at risk in order...
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Watermark — ORLANDO | As the sun was coming up on the east coast of the United States Sept. 30, the responses by the president in Washington, D.C., and the people of Orlando to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria on the island of Puerto Rico could not have been more different. “The Mayor of San Juan, who was very complimentary only a few days ago, has now been told by the Democrats that you must be nasty to Trump,” the commander-in-chief tweeted. ”Such poor leadership ability by the Mayor of...
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The co-chairs of the Democratic Caucus’ National Security Task Force—Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, Rep. Stephanie Murphy of Florida, and Rep. Jimmy Panetta of California—issued the following statement on the President’s upcoming trip to Asia, which will take place from November 3rd to November 14th and will include stops in Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Hawaii. “As co-chairs of the House Democratic Caucus’ National Security Task Force, we hope the President will...
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Sunshine State News — At least 50 people were shot dead and more than 400 were injured when a gunman opened fire on a crowd attending a country music concert in Las Vegas Sunday evening. The shooting is the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, topping last year’s attack at a gay nightclub in Orlando. Country music star Jason Aldean was performing when shooter Stephen Paddock opened fire, spraying the crowd with round after round of bullets from the 32nd floor of a nearby hotel...
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Orlando Politics — The U.S. House of Representatives today unanimously approved a bipartisan amendment authored by Rep. Stephanie Murphy to ensure that families in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico are treated equally under the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program. The MIECHV program provides annual grants to states and territories to fund home visiting services, including parenting education, for families with young children. Reps. Jenniffer González-Colón, R-P.R.,...
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Sunshine State News — A week after Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico, members of the Florida delegation continue to push the federal government to increase its relief efforts. Hurricane Maria’s impact is still being felt in Puerto Rico as half of the island’s residents do not have running water and millions are still without power. On Wednesday, Florida’s two U.S. senators--Democrat Bill Nelson and Republican Marco Rubio--wrote President Donald Trump in support of the governors of Puerto...
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The U.S. House of Representatives today unanimously approved a bipartisan amendment authored by Rep. Stephanie Murphy to ensure that families in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico are treated equally under the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program. The MIECHV program provides annual grants to states and territories to fund home visiting services, including parenting education, for families with young children. Reps. Jenniffer González-Colón, R-P.R., and Nydia Velázquez,...
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I rise in support of my bipartisan amendment, which is cosponsored by Congresswoman Jenniffer Gonzalez from Puerto Rico and Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez of New York. The American citizens in Puerto Rico and the neighboring U.S. Virgin Islands are enduring an incredibly difficult situation in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria. [I expect to travel to Puerto Rico soon to witness the damage and devastation firsthand.] As a Member whose central Florida district...
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Florida Politics — Winter Park’s U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy has joined the bipartisan Congressional Climate Solutions Caucus that was founded by and is led by Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo of Kendall and Democratic U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch of Boca Raton. Murphy is one of six new members added – three Democrats and three Republicans – to a caucus that now numbers 29 Republicans and 29 Democrats, and includes six of Florida’s 27 members of Congress. The caucus’s stated goal is to push common-sense...
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