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New Law Delivers Federal Funding to Reimburse Local Law Enforcement for Trump Security Costs in Palm Beach County

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The reconciliation bill signed into law includes critical funding to reimburse law enforcement agencies for overtime costs incurred while protecting the President. This new grant program will ensure local and state agencies are not left shouldering the financial burden of presidential security operations. The grant period will cover expenses over the next five years, providing long-term…

Rep. Frankel Votes No on Trump, Republicans’ Big, Ugly Bill

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Today, U.S. Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22) issued the following statement after voting against President Trump and Congressional Republicans’ One Big, Ugly Bill, which includes the largest Medicaid cut in history, slashes food assistance for children, Veterans, and seniors, and explodes the national debt to hand out massive tax breaks to billionaires.  “This bill is nothing…

Rep. Frankel Slams “Alligator Alcatraz” Prison Camp Stunt

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Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22), released the following statement in advance of President Trump visiting the new “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center. “The proposed ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center is an affront to our environment, our state’s resources, and basic human dignity,” said Rep. Frankel. “Turning our treasured Everglades into a prison camp, where migrants--most of…

Rep. Frankel, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Protect Reproductive Freedom Three Years After Disastrous Dobbs Decision

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) joined Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and Veronica Escobar (TX-16) in reintroducing the Women's Health Protection Act of 2023 (WHPA), a critical bill to restore the right to abortion nationwide and stop extreme, harmful state abortion bans. Three years ago today, the Dobbs v. Jackson…

Rep. Lois Frankel Responds to U.S. Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities

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Washington, D.C. – Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL-22), Ranking Member of the House National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Subcommittee released the following statement today after the United States carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. “Here’s what’s not up for debate: For decades, the Iranian regime has threatened Israel’s very…

Ranking Members Frankel, Shaheen, Schatz, Meeks Statement on Recissions Package Cuts to Foreign Assistance

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Washington, DC – Today, Representative Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State and Related Programs joined U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Brian Schatz (D-HI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations…

Rep. Frankel Requests Legal Justification for State Department's Reorganization, RIF Plans

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This week, Rep. Lois Frankel, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, requesting he lay out the State Department's legal justification for its intended reorganization and reduction in force (RIF) plans in light of a recent preliminary injunction against…

Rep. Lois Frankel Warns Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts Are Dangerous and Self-Defeating

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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22) issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s proposal to drastically slash international affairs funding—endangering Americans’ safety, economic security, and global standing: “President Trump’s extreme plan to gut diplomacy and foreign assistance isn’t fiscal responsibility—it’s reckless and…

Rep. Frankel Blasts Trump-Musk Plan That Endangers U.S. Security, Trusted Media

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Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Trump Administration submitted a plan to Congress that guts U.S. foreign assistance and eliminates funding for NPR and PBS. “President Trump’s move to isolate the United…

Rep. Lois Frankel Appointed to U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council

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Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) announced her recent appointment by Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, which governs the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. “I’m deeply honored to join the United States Holocaust Memorial Council and help carry forward its mission to preserve the memory of the…