Washington, DC – Yesterday, Rep. Frankel (FL-21) voted to pass the Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act, strong legislation to fight foreign interference in our elections by strengthening reporting requirements, closing loopholes, and deterring foreign activity in U.S. elections. “American elections should be decided by Americans, not by foreign nations,” said Rep. Frankel. “With legislation to protect our democracy from foreign influence, Democrats con... Read more

VIDEO: Democratic Women’s Caucus Announces Bold Policy Agenda for 116th Congress Co-Chairs Frankel, Lawrence, Speier & Vice Chairs Escobar, Haaland release core principles and robust legislative priorities to support women & families WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) released their policy priorities for the 116th Congress, which lays out a diverse and progressive legislative agenda that will benefit the lives of women and their families across the country. Included in t... Read more

Washington, DC – Today, seven South Florida Congressional Democrats sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services opposing the administration’s proposal to drastically cut Medicare payments to hospitals. The FY20 agency budget proposes reducing the reimbursement of bad debt payments to 25 percent. Reducing this reimbursement rate could result in the loss of health services and programs that are essential for Medicare beneficiaries and threatens the stability of the providers ca... Read more

Bicameral Legislation Introduced Blocking Trump’s Doral Corruption Washington, DC – Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-21), Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson (MS-2), and Representative Steve Cohen (TN-9) introduced the Trump’s Heist Undermines the G-7 (THUG) Act, following the announcement that President Trump's Miami resort will be the site of the next Group of Seven (G-7) summit. A companion bill is being introduced in the Senate by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Sheldon W... Read more

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) introduced the Support UNFPA Funding Act of 2019, co-led by Chairman Eliot Engel (D-NY), Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY). Since taking office, the Administration has withdrawn all funding from the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, which is the lead UN agency working to deliver a world where every pregnan... Read more

Washington, DC – Representatives Jackie Speier (D-CA), Scott Perry (R‑PA), Lois Frankel (D‑FL), and Mo Brooks (R‑AL) introduced the bipartisan Courtney Wild Crime Victims’ Rights Reform Act of 2019 today with nine original cosponsors. This bill is named for the survivor who courageously led the way in asserting the rights of the scores of victims who fell prey to Jeffrey Epstein in Florida and were kept in the dark as federal prosecutors hashed out a secret and shockingly lenient plea deal. Cour... Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Co-Chairs of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Representatives Lois Frankel (FL-21), Brenda L. Lawrence (MI-14), Jackie Speier (CA-14), and Vice Chairs Representatives Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Deb Haaland (NM-01) were joined by 49 colleagues in sending a letter to the Department of Labor expressing opposition to the Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ proposed rule entitled, “Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Cl... Read more

Washington, DC – Today, 54 Members of Congress joined Congresswomen Lois Frankel (FL-21) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) in sending a letter to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) opposing its decision to halt progress towards closing the gender and racial wage gap. The letter states in part, “In 2016, the Obama Administration directed the EEOC to collect pay data from large companies. This data is vital to helping the EEOC detect patterns of pay discrimination and enforce equal pay laws.... Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement: “It is obvious that President Trump knows no boundaries when advancing his own personal interests. The latest allegations that the President pressured the President of Ukraine to investigate a political opponent and is blocking a whistleblower’s complaint detailing those actions, if true, represent a clear abuse of power and impeachable offense. The American people deserve the truth. I join all those calli... Read more

MIAMI, FL- Today, Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), and Lois Frankel (FL-21), senior Members of the House Committee on Appropriations, wrote a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, USAID Administrator Mark Green, and DHS Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan, requesting that they consider allocating additional federal resources for humanitarian relief, encourage donations through tax incentives, and relax visa requirements to assist the people of The Bah... Read more