Imagine being able to leave your home in Boca Raton and go to a Miami Heat game by train. Imagine leaving work in downtown Fort Lauderdale and having a dinner meeting on Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach without getting into your car. Those dreams are on the way to becoming a reality, thanks to a recent U.S. Department of Transportation $13.75 million Transportation Investment Generating… Read more »

Congresswoman Lois Frankel released the following statement on the passing of Clay Shaw, former Congressman for Florida’s 22nd Congressional District and Mayor of Fort Lauderdale: “We have lost a great statesman for South Florida. I will always fondly remember Clay Shaw from my time as Mayor of West Palm Beach, as someone who you could work with in a bipartisan manner and as a true… Read more »

Congresswoman Lois Frankel, who serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, returned from a bipartisan congressional mission to the Middle East—Egypt and the United Arab Emirates—along with Japan and Belgium. On the delegation, Frankel met with world leaders and discussed the ongoing political instability in the Middle East and possible military intervention in Syria as well as… Read more »

Congresswoman Lois Frankel today released the following statement recognizing Labor Day on Monday: “On Labor Day we salute hardworking men and women in South Florida and across the country for all their important contributions to our economy and society. This holiday is also an opportunity to recognize the challenges ahead: getting more people back to work and paying our workforce… Read more »

Taking advantage of all forums, tools and technology available Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) on Wednesday spoke at an Affordable Care Act implementation workshop for hospitals and community health centers, participated in an immigration town hall open to public and held a telephone town hall with 9,250 constituents. At around 7:30 p.m. Frankel placed a live call to nearly 50,000… Read more »

Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) today recognized the historic 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, releasing the following statement: “Today, on the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech, we again celebrate the words that moved a nation to embrace the cause of equality and civil rights. In Washington DC and in cities and towns throughout the… Read more »

Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) released a statement on the tragedy in Syria: “The situation in Syria is an unimaginable tragedy. The cruelty of chemical weapons attacks is one more extraordinary deplorable aspect in a conflict that has taken over 100,000 Syrian lives. For the United States, there are no good options. While I do not support troops on the ground in Syria, we must… Read more »

On Wednesday August 28, Congresswoman Lois Frankel will participate in a town hall on immigration reform hosted by the Florida Immigrant Coalition at 5:30 p.m. at Palm Beach State College in Lake Worth and hold a telephone town hall in the evening from 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. The town hall at Palm Beach State College is open to the public and constituents who want to join the telephone… Read more »

Today, AARP announced new resources available to all Americans looking for facts about the Affordable Care Act including a new online tool for consumers to determine the benefits available to them.  The new online tool is available at www.HealthLawAnswers.org and in Spanish at www.MiLeyDeSalud.org. In addition, AARP has an information-rich website, www.HealthLawFacts.org, for… Read more »

A new call center now is open specifically to serve small businesses interested in the new SHOP Marketplace that will be available in every state through the Affordable Care Act.  The SHOP program launches on October 1 to give small businesses new ways to provide health coverage to their employees.  And the new SHOP Marketplace Call Center is a new resource to help small… Read more »