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Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) sent a letter to the 15 private colleges and universities with the largest endowments, including Harvard, Yale, and Duke, urging them to purge their investment portfolios of Chinese entities deemed a threat to U.S. national security. This letter comes after Rep.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) released a discussion draft of his upcoming bill, the Protecting Endowments from Our Adversaries Act (PEOAA). The proposal discourages billion-dollar, tax-advantaged university endowments from investing in entities that have been deemed an unacceptable national security risk.
Washington, D.C. – This week, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) introduced H.R. 7656, the Stop Reckless Student Loan Actions Act alongside Reps. Dusty Johnson (SD-at large) and Mike Gallagher (WI-08). If passed, the bill would end President Biden’s pause on student loan repayments and limit the president’s ability to unilaterally cancel student debt. H.R.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03), Ranking Member of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee, sent a letter to House Education and Labor Committee Democrats expressing support for parental involvement in American education. Rep. Murphy was joined in this effort by Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC-05) and Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) and 22 House GOP colleagues introduced a House Resolution, “expressing support for the First Amendment to the Constitution and its bipartisan impact regarding the protection of free speech as well as academic freedoms for all students and faculty.” Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03), Ranking Member of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee hosted the first ever Campus Free Speech Roundtable in the U.S. Capitol. The purpose of the event was to highlight the importance of intellectual diversity in higher education and to provide lawmakers, outspoken alumni, and stakeholders with an opportunity to share their personal and professional experiences with free speech violations in institutions of higher learning.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03), Ranking Member of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee, joined his Republican Education and Labor Committee colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Attorney General Merrick Garland. In the letter, Murphy and his colleagues demanded a committee briefing regarding the administration’s recent threats against parents concerned about their children’s education.
Washington, D.C. – On Monday, Congressman Greg Murphy (NC-03) reintroduced H.R. 5079, the Open Schools Responsibly Act. If passed, the bill would protect academic institutions from lawsuits and economic penalties related to contracting and transmitting COVID-19 upon returning to school for the 2021-2022 academic school year, so long as schools follow their states’ health guidelines.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s announcement that Elizabeth City State University will be receiving a $231,973 grant under the Educational Opportunity Centers Program.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s announcement that Pitt Community College will be receiving a $273,572 grant under the Educational Opportunity Centers Program.