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Rep. Frankel Safeguards Access to Health Care with Bill to Repeal Trump Defunding of Planned Parenthood

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Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22) joined Democratic colleagues in introducing the Restoring Essential Healthcare Act, legislation to repeal the newly enacted Republican ban on Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood health centers. “Planned Parenthood is often the only place people can go for affordable, trusted health care. The ban on Medicaid reimbursements has put 200 clinics at risk of cl...

Florida Democrats Send Letter Pushing State to Join Lawsuit on Frozen Education Funding

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Florida House Democrats sent a letter to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Attorney General James Uthmeier urging them to join the 25 states who have filed the lawsuit State of California v. McMahon, challenging the Trump Administration and the Department of Education’s illegal freeze of more than $5.5 billion in Congressionally-approved education funding. On June 30, the Department of Education n...

Rep. Frankel Statement on Release of Illegally Held Department of Education Funding

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Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it would finally release more than $5.5 billion in Congressionally approved education funding it had illegally frozen, including $32 million owed to the Palm Beach County School District: “I’m relieved that this critical funding is finally being released, but let’s be clear: it never should h...

Ranking Member Frankel Opening Remarks at Full Committee Markup of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Funding Bill

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I’m going to start by recognizing the collegiality of our Chairman Mr. Diaz-Balart and the thoughtful members on both sides of the aisle. And of course, I want to thank our hardworking staff for their tireless efforts. But most of all, I want to recognize the brave and committed Americans—our diplomats, USAID workers, humanitarian teams, and public health experts and our p...

ICYMI: Ranking Member Frankel Passes Amendment to Strengthen U.S.-Africa Partnership, Introduces Amendment to Improve Foreign Assistance Staffing at State Dept

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Today, during the full committee markup of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations funding bill, Ranking Member Frankel introduced two amendments to safeguard American leadership on the world stage. The first ensures that no less than 15% of economic development funds in the bill be directed toward programs in Africa. The amendment passed with unanimous bipa...

Republicans Threaten National Security, Abdicate United States World Leadership, and Slash Humanitarian Assistance

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Today, House Appropriations Committee Republicans pushed ahead with their fiscal year 2026 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs funding bill that weakens our national security and puts the American people and public health preparedness at risk. House Republicans are proposing a 22 percent cut to the bill’s overall funding level. This bill: Threatens national security, abdic...

Alligator Alcatraz Must Be Shut Down

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Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following after co-leading the introduction of the No Cages in the Everglades Act: “The Everglades is the crown jewel of Florida—a breathtaking natural treasure and a vital economic engine. It fuels tourism, sustains agriculture, provides drinking water for over 8 million people, supports thriving fisheries, protects property values, and powers job-creating r...

Reps. Frankel, Meeks, Meng Introduce Legislation to Prevent Destruction of Foreign Aid Commodities

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Representatives Lois Frankel, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Program, Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Grace Meng, Chair of the Reproductive Freedom Caucus International Women’s Rights Task Force, issued a statement after introducing the Saving Lives and Taxpayer Dollars Act,...

Ranking Member Frankel Votes to Protect Life-Saving Foreign Assistance, Vital Public Broadcasting

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Tonight, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State and Related Programs released the following statement after voting against the Republicans’ rescissions package, a bill that claws back $9 billion in life-saving humanitarian and development funding and trusted public broadcasting. “I voted no because...

Ranking Member Frankel Statement at the Subcommittee Markup of the 2026 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Funding Bill

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Congresswoman Lois Frankel (D-FL-22), Ranking Member of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's markup of the fiscal year 2026 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs funding bill: -As Prepared For Delivery- Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Let me start by recognizing the collegiality of Chairman Diaz-Balart and the th...

Frankel, Colleagues Call Out Illegal Freeze on Education Funds, Demand Immediate Action

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Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22) joined 144 of her Congressional colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought, demanding the immediate release of nearly $7 billion in K-12 and adult education funding that the Trump Administration is illegally withholding from states and local school districts across the country. ...

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 support fo...

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 short of cruel. It ...

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 whom live here ...

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 Women’s Health Organization ruling o...