Congresswoman Lois Frankel released the following statement on the tragedy at the Boston Marathon: “I am saddened by today’s horrible tragedy at the Boston Marathon.  My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims, their families and the brave first responders. We must work together to bring comfort to those affected, bring those responsible to justice and secure the safety of… Read more »

strongCongresswoman Lois Frankel has signed onto a bipartisan bill to help ensure the Boca Raton Air Traffic control tower stays open and avoid closure due to mandatory across the board budget cuts known as sequestration.The Air Traffic Control Tower Funding Restoration Act (HR 1432) would protect nearly 150 airport air traffic control towers from closure including at Boca Raton Airport… Read more »

Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) will introduce the Equal Pay Day resolution later today when she returns to Washington. The bill recognizes that much work still needs to be done to reduce the pay disparity between women and men. Today, Tuesday April 9 is Equal Pay Day because it symbolizes how far in 2013 women must work in order to make what their male counterparts earned in 2012.… Read more »

Congresswoman Lois Frankel released the following statement today in honor of Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day: “I stand with the Jewish community in Israel and across the world today as we remember the six million Jews systematically murdered during the Holocaust.  Here in South Florida, there are many who lost family, friends, and loved ones at the hands of the Nazis. … Read more »

After the FAA announced on Friday that it would delay the planned closure of 149 air traffic control towers including at Boca Raton Airport until June 15, Congresswoman Lois Frankel released the following statement: “This is welcome news that Boca Raton Airport will have more time to find a temporary fix to avoid the closing of its control tower.  There are both safety and economic… Read more »

President Obama signed into law a short-term provision championed by Congresswoman Lois Frankel to help ensure Americans serving our country abroad have the security protection they deserve. Frankel is the lead Democrat on the Protecting Americans Abroad Act introduced by Republican Congressman Trey Radel, which would permanently give the State Department the tools and flexibility to hire… Read more »

Congresswoman Lois Frankel is participating today in Mayors Against Illegal Guns National Day to Demand Action to reduce gun violence in West Palm Beach. Mayors Against Illegal Guns, founded by Mayor Bloomberg, is holding more than 100 events nationwide in what is expected to be the largest single-day advocacy effort on reducing gun violence. Frankel released the following… Read more »

Congressman Ted Deutch and Congresswoman Lois Frankel released the following statement after the FAA announced today that the Boca Airport control tower will close effective April 7, due to across-the-board budget cuts known as the sequester: “We’ve made several requests to the FAA and Department of Transportation urging them to keep the control tower at Boca Raton Airport open. We’re… Read more »

Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) voted to protect the Medicare guarantee, create jobs, invest in education, infrastructure and innovation by supporting the Democratic budget and voting no on the Republican budget. “We need a fair approach to get people back to work, while reducing our deficit with reasoned cuts,” Frankel said. “Creating jobs and protecting Medicare are two of my top… Read more »

Today in a bipartisan effort, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) voted to keep the government running and prevent a government shutdown on March 27th that would have immediate and harmful consequences for our economy and all aspects of American life. A shutdown for example would result in the delay of Social Security claims being processed and force veterans  seeking benefits to… Read more »