WASHINGTON—U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., announced today that Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB) will receive nearly $14 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to help the airport recover from the loss of revenue caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. SFB is receiving this funding as a result of the Murphy-supported American Rescue Plan Act that President Biden signed into law on March 11, 2021. In addition, Orlando International Airport will receive...
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Chamber of Commerce awarded U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., with the Abraham Lincoln Leadership for America Award. This distinction honors the top 20 members of the House of Representatives and top 10 Senators who have demonstrated bipartisan leadership and possess a strong pro-business voting record. “The people of Central Florida sent me to Washington to put partisan politics aside and get things done, and I’m proud to accept the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s...
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Good afternoon everybody. I want to thank the Small Business Council of America for presenting me with this award. I’m really honored and humbled to receive it. This award means a lot to me because small businesses mean a lot to me. They are the lifeblood of our national economy and of the Florida economy, my home state. Although the pandemic has affected these numbers, there are 2.7 million small businesses in Florida, employing 3.5 million Floridians. Of every 10 private sector...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., sent a letter — to the Environmental Protection Agency urging the federal agency to investigate damage done to the Little Wekiva River, located in Seminole County, and to determine whether any provisions of the federal Clean Water Act have been violated. Individuals on kayaks, canoes, and small motor craft have enjoyed the Little Wekiva River for decades, which used to be more than 4 feet deep. Recently, however, silt and debris...
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“We’re all human.” That’s a line from the song that opened the recent rally outside the Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg, where Floridians of every color and creed, and from every walk of life, joined forces to denounce the anti-Jewish graffiti that had been scrawled on the museum’s outer wall. The gathering reflected one of Florida’s core strengths — diversity in race, gender, religion, and political philosophy. Public officials and private citizens alike should emulate this example...
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WASHINGTON— U .S. Representatives Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., Charlie Crist, D-Fla., Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., and Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., announced reintroduction of the Fishing Equipment Tax Relief Act — , legislation that will equalize the tax rate for portable, electronically-aerated bait containers with the parts used to assemble them. Currently, portable, electronically-aerated bait containers are taxed at a rate of 10 percent if sold assembled, but the parts used to make the containers...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., today announced she is cosponsoring a House Resolution establishing today, June 4, 2021, as National Gun Violence Awareness Day and designating June as National Gun Violence Awareness Month. The resolution is led by U.S. Congresswoman Robin Kelly, D-Ill., in the House and U.S. Senators Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., in the Senate. “Many families across Florida, especially those who have lost a loved one in the...
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