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, 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 »

Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-21), spoke on the House floor in support of the American Rescue Plan Act, which the House will vote on tomorrow. The House passed a previous version of this bill in February, and will now vote to reconcile changes from the Senate. For video of Rep. Frankel’s full remarks, click here. Below are Rep. Frankel’s remarks as delivered: “Madam Speaker, I… Read more »

U.S. Representative Lois Frankel held a roundtable discussion with various organizations on Wednesday in order to bring attention to the many services available for seniors who are feeling lonely or helpless amid the pandemic. “I want people to know that they’re not alone. They think they’re alone but they’re not alone. There are a lot of people who are willing to help them, and be… Read more »

Wendy Rhodes Palm Beach Post  As the worst pandemic in 100 years swept into Florida last March, it seemed the only thing spreading faster than coronavirus was the misinformation surrounding it. From death and infection data to prevention and vaccines, doctors, scientists, and certainly politicians, tended to voice strong — and often dissenting — opinions about the… Read more »

By Rep. Lois Frankel, The Hill “[Countries] should take all appropriate measures to ensure, on a basis of equality of men and women, universal access to health-care services, including those related to reproductive health care, which includes family planning and sexual health.” — International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action (1994) For women to lead… Read more »