Greg Murphy has represented North Carolina's 3rd District since 2019 — 7 years in Congress. He's also a practicing physician who sits on the committee that writes the nation's health care policy. That combination should make him a champion for patients. It hasn't.

Here are 3 things to know.

1. He pushed one of the ugliest lies about abortion

America is supposed to be the land of freedom — including the freedom to make private medical decisions with your own doctor. Greg Murphy wants the government making those decisions instead.

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Murphy posted an offensive tweet celebrating it and drew sharp criticism for how he justified the ruling. Worse, he went on to push one of Trump's most dishonest claims about abortion — the false smear that Democrats want to "kill babies" after birth. That's not a real position anyone holds; it's a lie meant to scare people. A doctor, of all people, should know better than to spread it.

2. He takes money from the health industry he regulates

Here's a conflict of interest hiding in plain sight. Murphy is a physician who sits on the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee — the panel that shapes policy for the entire health care industry. And that same industry funds his campaigns. His top donors include:

• McKesson Corporation
• East Carolina Anesthesia Association
• East Carolina ENT
• American College of Radiology

So he writes the rules for the same industry that pays his bills. That's not looking out for patients — that's looking out for the people cutting the checks. See for yourself at Who Bought My Rep.

3. He cheered on the DOGE cuts hitting North Carolina

When Elon Musk's DOGE started chainsawing through the federal government, plenty of North Carolinians got hurt. The state lost at least $714 million in canceled grants and contracts — money for research, services, and jobs.

Greg Murphy's response? He cheered. On Facebook, he mocked the people raising concerns, writing that it was "somewhat comical" that Democrats weren't applauding DOGE. He was even reported to be "delighted" by an agency that laid off workers and hamstrung Social Security. DOGE promised to save trillions and didn't — it cost the government more than it saved while gutting services people rely on. Murphy was clapping the whole time.

The bottom line

That's 3 things to know about Greg Murphy. He spread a vicious lie about abortion, he takes money from the health industry he's supposed to regulate, and he cheered on cuts that cost North Carolina hundreds of millions of dollars.

We deserve better.