Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22), co-led the introduction of a resolution to recognize March 12th—the day symbolizing how long into 2024 the average woman must work to make what the average man was paid in 2023—as Equal Pay Day. The resolution highlights the significance of equal pay and the disparity between wages paid to men and women. “Equal pay is not only a matter of... Read More »
Washington, DC – Tonight, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement in response to President Biden’s State of the Union address. “Under President Biden’s leadership, we’ve witnessed an American comeback. We’ve achieved historic job growth while modernizing our infrastructure, lowering drug prices, combatting climate change, and supporting our Veterans,” said Rep. Frankel.... Read More »
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement after the House passed six of the 12 funding bills for fiscal year 2024, which included funding for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Energy, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Justice, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs. The package also included funding for 13 local projects that Rep. Fran... Read More »
West Palm Beach, FL – Today, Representative Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement after pledging her support for the Access to Family Building Act, which would establish a nationwide right to IVF treatment. Frankel also hosted a press conference in Washington, D.C. last week with other House Democrats to express their support for the bill and their commitment to defending reproductive f... Read More »
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement after Gov. DeSantis signed a law to publicly release the grand jury testimony in Jeffrey Epstein’s 2006 sexual abuse case. “After sexually abusing underaged girls for years, Jeffrey Epstein received little more than a slap on the wrist from Palm Beach County prosecutors,” said Rep. Frankel. “I'm hoping tha... Read More »
Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (D-FL-22) released the following statement after the House voted unanimously to pass a bipartisan resolution condemning the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war, including those acts committed by Hamas terrorists on and since October 7th. Rep. Frankel introduced the resolution alongside Reps. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL-26), Kathy Manning (D-NC-06), and Jen Kigga... Read More »
Washington, DC – Today, Reps. Lois Frankel (D-FL-22) and Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL-26) issued the following statements after introducing the Flood Risk Transparency for Homebuyers Act, a bill that requires the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide a notice if homebuyers are purchasing properties owned by HUD that are located in special flood hazard areas. When purchasing ... Read More »
West Palm Beach, FL – Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement recognizing the anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. Today would have marked 51 years of reproductive freedom nationwide, if not for the Republican-controlled Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision of 2022, which overturned Roe and undermined decades of protection for... Read More »
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Lois Frankel (D-FL-22), Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL-26), Kathy Manning (D-NC-06), and Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02) introduced a House Resolution to forcefully condemn Hamas’s use of rape and sexual violence as weapons of war on and since October 7th. “Our bipartisan resolution says it loud and clear: rape and sexual violence are crimes against humanity and should never... Read More »
Washington, DC – Today, Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Lois Frankel (D-FL-22) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02) welcomed Japanese Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko to the U.S. Capitol to discuss the WPS Caucus’s priorities for the coming year and Japan’s work to further the WPS agenda. In addition to Minister Kamikawa, the members were joined by Japanese Ambassador to the U... Read More »
Today, Representatives Lois Frankel (FL-22), Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (FL-25), Kathy Castor (FL-14), Frederica Wilson (FL-24), Darren Soto (FL-09), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), and Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) sent a letter urging Gov. DeSantis to enroll Florida in the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Program, which would provide food assistance to two million chil... Read More »
U.S. Reps. Lois Frankel (FL-22), Kathy Castor (FL-14), and Kathy Manning (NC-06) led 50 House Democrats in urging U.S. House and Senate Appropriators to reject House Republicans’ dangerous medical training policy rider in the final Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations bill that will worsen maternal health outcomes in our communities.... Read More »
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22), released the following statement after voting in favor of a resolution to condemn rising antisemitism on college campuses and the December 5th testimonies from university presidents who failed to clearly state that calls for the genocide of Jews constitute harassment and violate their institutions’ codes of conduct. “The rapid rise of a... Read More »
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (FL-25), Kathy Castor (FL-14), Frederica Wilson (FL-24), Lois Frankel (FL-22), Darren Soto (FL-09), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), and Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) celebrated two years of President Biden’s landmark Bipartisan Infrastructure Law delivering for Floridians. “Two years in, President Biden’s Biparti... Read More »
Washington, DC -- Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement after voting in favor of a package to send over $14.3 billion in aid to Israel. "The United States has a moral duty and national security urgency to aid Israel in defending herself," said Rep. Frankel. "Make no mistake, Hamas terrorists and others in the region are out to destroy Israel and kill all Jews.... Read More »