Center for American Progress

Rep. Murphy must consider ‘care infrastructure’ in twin House votes
In the News

Rep. Murphy must consider ‘care infrastructure’ in twin House votes

Author David Ballard criticizes Rep. Stephanie Murphy's (D-FL) attempt to drastically scale back long-overdue investments contained in the reconciliation framework.

On Tuesday, my representative Stephanie Murphy and her colleagues in the House finally took the next, though far from only, step towards passing historic investments in infrastructure and economic growth.

While her vote to approve the reconciliation framework is encouraging, the congresswoman continues to make troublingly clear that, in spite of her constituents’ bipartisan support, her final vote to pass the landmark agenda is far from secure.

The above excerpt was originally published in the Orlando Sentinel. Click here to view the full article.

The positions of American Progress, and our policy experts, are independent, and the findings and conclusions presented are those of American Progress alone. A full list of supporters is available here. American Progress would like to acknowledge the many generous supporters who make our work possible.

Authors

David Ballard

Associate Director, Economic Policy

Just released!

Interactive: Mapping access to abortion by congressional district

Click here