Congresswoman Lois Frankel welcomed the news today from Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood that the Boca Raton Airport control tower will remain open through the end of the fiscal year September 30.  The Boca Airport control tower had been facing risk of closure June 15 along with almost 150 air traffic control towers around the country. “This is an important… Read more »

In anticipation of South Korean President Park Geun-Hye’s address before a joint session of Congress today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel signed on to a bipartisan resolution reaffirming our country’s continued strategic partnership with South Korea. The resolution also condemns North Korea’s repeated aggression in the region and reiterates America’s commitment to protecting and working with… Read more »

Congresswoman Lois Frankel announced the winners of her first Congressional High School Art Competition for Florida’s 22nd congressional district. The Congressional Award Ceremony was held Wednesday at the Boca Raton Museum of Art and the following students were recognized for their outstanding work: 1st Place- Conner O’Byrne who attends Pine Crest School, for his photograph entitled… Read more »

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 »