Good morning, everybody. John, thank you for the introduction. And thank you to you and Shirley for inviting me. It’s great to be here with the Rotary Club of Oviedo. You’ve graciously asked me to speak about someone who is near and dear to my heart. It’s a person I never had the privilege to meet, but a person whose life and legacy inspire me very deeply, and a person whom I’ve tried to honor in different ways since I came to Congress in 2017. I’m talking, of course, about the late, great Alwyn...
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ORLANDO—This week, hundreds of residents in Florida’s Seventh Congressional District joined U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., for two tele-listening sessions she hosted to give her constituents an opportunity to share their thoughts on issues important to them and discuss the federal government’s response to the health and economic crisis posed by COVID-19. Murphy holds these sessions at the beginning of every Congress, which help her set her long-term legislative goals....
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Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of my amendment in the en bloc package. If it is approved, I will vote for the bill. The PRO Act aims to protect the right of workers to decide whether to form a union that can negotiate with their employer over working conditions. It proceeds from the principle that America is stronger when the middle class is stronger—and the middle class is stronger when unions are stronger. This principle is personal for me. I grew up in Virginia,...
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ORLANDO—U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., today announced that, this Women’s History Month, she will honor women who are making outstanding contributions to the Central Florida community. To do so, Murphy has created an online nomination process through which individuals can nominate candidates for “Women of the Year.” As the first Vietnamese-American woman elected to Congress and the first woman to represent Florida’s Seventh Congressional District, Murphy hopes to recognize...
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives today passed legislation backed by U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy to expand voting rights, restore integrity in government, and place the needs of the American people ahead of the needs of special interests. H.R. 1, the For the People Act, includes two measures spearheaded by Murphy. The first reaffirms that no taxpayer dollars will be used to fund the small-dollar campaign financing system created by the bill for congressional elections....
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Good morning. I’m Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy. There are over 100,000 people in my Orlando district who were born in Puerto Rico or who have Puerto Rican roots. The state of Florida itself is now home to over 1.1 million Puerto Ricans, more than any other state. The cause we are here to discuss—equality for the people of Puerto Rico—matters to the people of Florida, and it matters to me personally. I want to acknowledge a few friends and...
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