Overview

• Murphy has been diagnosed with a pituitary macroadenoma, a likely benign tumor at the base of his skull.
• The congressman will be absent from the House, temporarily reducing the GOP's slim majority.
• Murphy, the only practicing physician in Congress, has expressed confidence in his medical team.
• He has served North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District since 2019 and continues to see patients regularly.
• Murphy's colleagues in Congress have publicly expressed their support and prayers for his recovery.