On Monday, October 19, 2020, Co-Chairs of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Representatives Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), Lois Frankel (FL-21), Jackie Speier (CA-14), and Vice Chairs Representatives Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Deb Haaland (NM-01), joined by House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Representative Katherine Clark, Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Representative Debbie Dingell, and Co-Chair of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee Representative R... Read more

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Vice Chair Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), and Members Barbara Lee (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Lois Frankel (D-FL) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) released the following statement on the latest coronavirus relief package offered by the Trump Administration: “Whether President Trump or Republicans choose to acknowledge it, our nation is in pai... Read more

The United States House of Representatives passed a resolution today urgently condemning the unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures—including partial and full hysterectomies —performed on immigrant women without their full, informed consent at the private, for-profit Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Ga. H.Res. 1153—co-sponsored by 225 members of Congress and led by U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Annie Kuster (NH-02), Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) and ... Read more

Today, 56 Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Members, led by Co-Chairs Jackie Speier (CA-14), Lois Frankel (FL-21), and Brenda L. Lawrence (MI-14), and Vice Chairs Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Deb Haaland (NM-01), delivered a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office, calling on him to stop the confirmation process for the next Supreme Court Justice until after the inauguration of the next President. The letter also highlights the negative impact President Trump’s nominee Judge Amy ... Read more

Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement after the updated Heroes Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives. “The pandemic has devastated the health and finances of American families. Our updated Heroes Act includes urgently needed new funding to respond to this deepening crisis, including essential provisions to avert catastrophe for schools, small businesses, restaurants, performance spaces, airline workers and more. It is my hope that the Republicans will c... Read more

Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement after President Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett to succeed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court: “This nomination, if it gets confirmed by the U.S. Senate, will create a Supreme Court that will threaten the health care of millions of people and undermine Justice Ginsburg’s legacy of fighting for equality for all Americans. The Senate has never confirmed a nominee to the Supreme Court this close to a pres... Read more

Today, Co-Chairs of the Democratic Women’s Caucus Congresswomen Jackie Speier (CA-14) and Lois Frankel (FL-21), and Co-Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus Barbara Lee (CA-13) were joined by 20 Members in introducing a House resolution calling for the adoption of a feminist foreign policy across all areas of foreign policymaking, including foreign assistance and humanitarian response, trade, diplomacy, defense, immigration, funding, and oversight mechanisms. “…(W)omen’s rights are human rights and for... Read more

Today, U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) and Democratic Women's Caucus Chairs Lois Frankel (FL-21) and Brenda Lawrence (MI-14) introduced the Stop Sexual Harassment in K-12 Act. The bill aims to address sexual harassment and assault occurring in our nation's K-12 schools by creating clear standards and related funding streams for schools to uphold their students' Title IX rights. "As our nation has reckoned with the pervasiveness of sexual assault and harassment on college campuses, our K-... Read more

Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement after President Trump revealed in a conversation with Bob Woodward that he was aware of the deadly nature of the coronavirus early this year and hid it from the public: “A historic national tragedy has occurred because Trump told us in his own words that he did not tell us the truth about COVID-19. He was fully aware of the catastrophic nature of the virus, that it was airborne, that it would damage old and young, but he l... Read more

Today, Representatives Lois Frankel (FL-21), Ted Deutch (FL-22), and Alcee Hastings (FL-20), State Senators Lori Berman (SD-31) and Kevin Rader (SD-29), and State Representatives Joe Casello (HD-90), David Silvers (HD-87), Matt Willhite (HD-86), and Tina Polsky (HD-81) sent a letter to Governor Ron DeSantis urging reversal of his administration’s actions requiring Palm Beach County schools to offer full in-person learning upon the county entering Phase 2 of the state’s reopening plan, or face th... Read more