Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce and Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access, introduced H.R. 1597, the Commercial Market Representatives Clarification Act of 2017. Rep. Steve Knight (R-Calif.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce, also joined as an original cosponsor. This legislation will give a clear job description to Commercial Marketing Representatives...
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Today, Representatives Stephanie Murphy (FL-7), Darren Soto (FL-9) and Val Demings (FL10) sent a letter to the White House Budget Director outlining regional transportation infrastructure priority projects in Central Florida. President Trump has made increased infrastructure spending a central part of his agenda. The letter by Reps. Murphy, Soto and Demings provides the Trump Administration with a list of priority transportation infrastructure projects in their region for potential inclusion...
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U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., said today she will oppose the American Health Care Act in its current form following an analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that projected 14 million Americans would lose their coverage next year if the bill became law – a number that would grow to 24 million people by 2026. Statement by U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy: “Every American deserves access to quality, affordable health care, and I will not vote for...
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U.S. Representative Stephanie Murphy (FL-07), U.S. Representative Val Demings (FL-10), and U.S. Representative Darren Soto (FL-09) announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime is awarding nearly $8.5 million to assist victims of the June 12, 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting. The funds, which will be provided through the DOJ’s Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance program, will be used to help victims, witnesses, and first responders receive vital services, and...
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U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., today introduced legislation to repeal a provision in federal law that essentially prohibits the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and all other agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from researching gun violence and firearm injury prevention. Murphy’s legislation, called the Gun Violence Research Act , would support evidence-based research that examines the causes of gun violence...
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