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 »
By Emily Kopp, Roll Call
Dozens of House Democrats have called on the leaders of the chamber’s powerful investigative committees to launch an inquiry into the case of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
“While we cannot undo the damage Epstein has caused the victims of his abuse, the survivors of Epstein’s exploitation and manipulation deserve a forum to be… Read more »
By John Pacenti, Palm Beach Post
In an extraordinary development in the Jeffrey Epstein saga, dozens of U.S. representatives called for a congressional investigation into the “sweetheart plea deal” given to the wealthy pedophile that could produce public testimony in West Palm Beach of top law enforcement as well as victims.
Former U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta, State… Read more »
By Joel Malkin, WFLA Radio
A South Florida Congresswoman is blasting the Trump administration for what she calls a "dangerous domestic gag rule" that's forced Planned Parenthood to pull out of the nation's family planning program, known as "Title X."
"We cannot go back to the days when the state and the government and the presidents were in control of women's reproductive… Read more »
Written by Emily Sullivan, The Palm Beach Post
BOYNTON BEACH — Nearly seven decades after he was pulled to the Korean War’s front lines, a Boynton Beach-area vet who frequented the battlefield and took a bullet to the shin claimed three medals for his service.
U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, D-West Palm Beach, extended the medals, one for national defense, one for United Nations service… Read more »
Published in the Washington Post, by Matt Zapotosky
Federal prosecutors are expected to unseal new sex trafficking charges Monday against Jeffrey Epstein as the politically connected multimillionaire makes his first appearance in court.
Epstein — who was arrested over the weekend and is expected to appear in federal court in Manhattan — had previously pleaded guilty to Florida state… Read more »
By Chantal Da Silva, Newsweek
The House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan resolution denouncing the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) and recognizing it as a human rights violation against women and girls.
"Today we're sending a clear message that every girl, no matter where she’s born, has a right to live free of violence,” Democratic Representative Lois… Read more »
