U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy (FL-07), along with U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) and U.S. Rep. Darren Soto (FL-09), today announced that the Fiscal Year 2017 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which became law in May, includes a provision intended to provide $3 million for the University of Central Florida’s RESTORES Clinic, which uses virtual reality to treat military service members, veterans and first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The RESTORES clinic was established in 2011 after...
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CNN — Sensing an opening on national security issues, House Democrats are launching a new effort to counter President Donald Trump's foreign policy. A trio of junior lawmakers with military and Pentagon experience will announce on Tuesday the formation of a new national security task force to push back on policies coming from congressional Republicans and the White House. The task force is being led by Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, a Marine Corps Iraq veteran who has received some early 2020...
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One year ago, 49 beautiful, innocent lives were stolen from us and countless others forever changed at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando. This tragedy was so jarring because this is not the Orlando we all know – a vibrant city that prides itself on its love, inclusion and hospitality. From courageous police officers and first responders to compassionate medical professionals and complete strangers, Orlando came together as one city. Ordinary citizens did extraordinary...
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Sunshine State News — Two members of the Florida delegation are leading the charge on Capitol Hill to stop proposed cuts to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. With President Donald Trump’s budget proposal reducing federal funding to the museum from $57 million to $54 million, two members of the Florida delegation--Republican Carlos Curbelo and Democrat Stephanie Murphy--joined up with U.S. Reps. John Katko, R-NY, and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., in rounding up members of Congress to sign a letter opposing...
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Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., today issued the following statement on the result of the status plebiscite in Puerto Rico: "I commend Puerto Rico for holding a vote on its future political status. The ballot was fair and those who voted overwhelmingly chose statehood. In our democracy, only those who show up to vote get counted. "I will always support equality through statehood for the 3.4 million American citizens that reside in Puerto Rico. Given their contributions to our...
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U.S. Representative Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., issued the following statement honoring the victims of the Pulse shooting in Orlando, Fla., which took place nearly one year ago on June 12, 2016: “This June, we remember the lives lost during the Pulse attack and send our thoughts to their families and to the survivors of that horrific tragedy,” said Rep. Murphy. "On this occasion, we honor their memories and reflect on the unity and resilience that Orlando showed in its darkest hour. We...
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U.S. Representative Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., is leading a bipartisan coalition of 64 members of the U.S. House of Representatives to urge full funding for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in the wake of the President’s proposal to cut funding for the museum. The coalition, led by Murphy and U.S. Representatives Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., John Katko, R-N.Y., and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., sent a letter to the House Appropriations Committee asking the Committee to fully fund the Holocaust Museum and...
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The Hill. — A bipartisan group of 64 members of Congress is demanding a reversal on $3 million in funding cuts to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum proposed in President Trump’s budget. “In our view, the mission of the museum has never been more important, particularly as the number of anti-Semitic attacks around the world rises,” the letter to the Interior appropriations subcommittee said. “Now is not the time to cut funding for this national treasure.” The letter, spearheaded by Reps. Stephanie...
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