Washington, DC – Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement after opposing H.R.1, a Republican bill that puts polluters over people. The bill, if signed into law, would gut environmental protections on public lands, raise energy costs, and roll back President Biden’s historic action to combat climate change. “The Republican H.R. 1 puts polluters over… Read more »

Washington, DC—Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement after the House passed a bipartisan resolution mourning the loss of life from the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria and honoring the responders assisting in the region. The resolution, which Rep. Frankel co-led, underscores the need for international assistance, while condemning the Assad… Read more »

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement after voting for a bipartisan resolution condemning Iran’s human rights abuses. The resolution is in response to the death of Mahsa Amini and the ensuing protests. Amini was 22 years old when she was arrested and brutally beaten by the regime’s so-called “morality police” for “improperly” wearing… Read more »

12/14/2022 by REP. LOIS FRANKEL and REP. CHERI BUSTOS This article originally appeared on MsMagazine.com. Last week, President Joe Biden signed the Speak Out Act into law. With a stroke of a pen, he gave millions of Americans their voices back and restored the rights of many survivors of workplace sexual assault and harassment.  Here’s… Read more »

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will visit a broken bridge in Florida Saturday. Here’s why By Bryan Lowry | Miami Herald House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will join South Florida Democrats Saturday in Delray Beach to promote President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law as the party seeks to highlight policy wins ahead of a difficult midterm election. Pelosi, D-Calif., will join South Florida… Read more »

Nancy Pelosi, in Delray, says Democrats delivered on infrastructure, won't lose House majority By Gerard Albert III | Palm Beach Post DELRAY BEACH — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Saturday that she isn't worried about the four incumbent Democrats leaving their Florida congressional seats when their terms end later this year. Or her party losing its majority in the U.S.… Read more »

West Palm Beach, FL – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) released the following statement as the Biden Administration marked its one-year anniversary in office. “President Biden and Vice President Harris inherited several crises when they took office, including an economic downturn that left millions unemployed and a dire public health emergency that had taken hundreds of… Read more »

West Palm Beach, FL – Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-21) released the following statement after voting to pass the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act, which extends federal funding through December 3rd and provides $28.6 billion in emergency relief for Americans who have been impacted by recent natural disasters, and $6.3 billion to support Afghan… Read more »

Last week, I met virtually with local leaders and some of our best area physicians, including a pediatrician. They told us something that no one wants to hear: the virus is out of control in Florida and our children are in serious danger. While we all hoped to have the COVID-19 pandemic behind us by now, we are still very much in the thick of it. With the rapid spread of the Delta… Read more »

On Monday, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-21), member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, spoke on the House floor in support of the VA VACCINE Act (H.R. 1276), which passed the House last night by Unanimous Consent. This legislation is a critical fix to expand the VA’s ability to provide COVID-19 vaccines to veterans and their caregivers. For video of Rep. Frankel’s full remarks,… Read more »