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Murphy Votes to Force TikTok to Divest from China
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Murphy issued the following statement after voting in support of H.R. 7521, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act."TikTok is used by China to target, surveil and manipulate American citizens," said Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. "The app collects sensitive user data that is shared with the Chinese Communist Party and its intelligence services. Under its current ownership, it presents a grave national security threat.""In December of 2022, Congress banned the use of TikTok on government devices. The...
Murphy Votes Against First FY24 Government Funding Package
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., expressed his strong opposition to H. Res. 1061, the first FY24 government funding package, by voting against it. In a statement following his decision, Congressman Murphy highlighted the challenges faced by physicians caring for Medicare patients."For over 20 years, physicians who take care of Medicare patients out of the goodness of their hearts have been pummeled by year after year cuts to their reimbursements," stated Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. He emphasized that the measures included in the funding package to...