U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., today praised the decision to remove White House political advisor Steve Bannon from the National Security Council and its Principals Committee, declaring the move a victory for democracy. Murphy’s first bill in Congress, introduced in February, was to protect the National Security Council (NSC) from political interference by removing people, like Steve Bannon, whose purpose was primarily political in nature. “Today’s decision to remove Steve...
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U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., is hosting a series of events she’s calling “Coffee with Your Congresswoman” in neighborhoods across Florida’s Seventh Congressional District. The neighborhood coffees offer opportunities for Murphy’s constituents to visit with her about issues important to them. Three coffee events will be held in Orange County and three will be held in Seminole County. The events are open to the public, but constituents are asked to RSVP. The full list...
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Mr. Speaker, On February 1st, I introduced legislation to prohibit individuals whose primary role is political, like Stephen Bannon, from serving on the National Security Council or its main sub-group, the Principals Committee. The bill has obtained 183 cosponsors, and received significant public support. The majority of the American people clearly believe that our national security policymaking process should not be contaminated by partisan politics. Today, the Trump administration responded to...
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U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., is launching the first in a series of community office hours designed to offer her constituents more convenient options for getting help with federal agencies. During the community office hours, Murphy’s office will travel to various venues and communities across her congressional district and have staff on hand to help constituents who have specific problems with federal agencies. While Murphy has permanent offices in Orlando and Sanford,...
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U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., this week helped introduce the bipartisan No Budget, No Pay Act – a bill that requires Members of Congress to pass a budget and all appropriations bills on time or they don’t get paid until they do. Led by U.S. Congressman Jim Cooper of Tennessee, the bill also prohibits retroactive pay, so once the pay is gone, Members can’t get it back. It has been 20 years since Congress passed all appropriations bills on time. ...
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