Extreme MAGA Legislation Will Devastate Everyday Americans
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement after opposing the Republicans’ default plan.
“Make no mistake, extremists in this Congress are trying to hold us hostage,” said Rep. Frankel. “Republicans have given us a ransom note: Choose between wrecking our economy or wrecking… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement commemorating Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day.
“Today, on Yom HaShoah, we remember the horrors of the Holocaust and the six million Jewish men, women, and children and millions of others who were murdered by the Nazis,” said Rep. Frankel. “As antisemitic incidents and Holocaust denial… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22) issued the following statement on President Biden’s executive order that includes sweeping directives to expand access to quality, affordable child care and long-term care—while supporting care workers and family caregivers.
The White House has called this executive order the “most sweeping set of executive actions to improve… Read more »
West Palm Beach, FL — Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement after the Florida State House passed SB300. The bill, which now goes to Governor DeSantis to be signed into law, will ban abortions in Florida after six weeks, which is before many women know they are pregnant. Doctors who provide abortion care for patients after the six-week mark could face… Read more »
West Palm Beach, FL – Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement on the decision in the case Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA, in which Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk has stayed FDA approval of mifepristone—which studies have proven to be safe and effective, and is currently used in over half of abortions. The stay would go into effect in 7 days.
The… Read more »
West Palm Beach, FL – On Monday, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22) held a press conference to alert Palm Beach County residents to potential losses in Medicaid health care coverage. During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress prohibited states from removing anyone from Medicaid.
Starting May 1st, states can begin re-evaluating eligibility and removing people who are no longer… Read more »
West Palm Beach, FL — Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement of the state allotment for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF).
This year, thanks to President Biden’s Infrastructure Law which Rep Frankel proudly supported, Florida will receive an historic $376… Read more »
Washington, DC – Yesterday, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22), Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-29), and Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) led 204 of their House colleagues to introduce H.R. 12, the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2023 (WHPA). This comprehensive legislation safeguards… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement after opposing H.R.1, a Republican bill that puts polluters over people. The bill, if signed into law, would gut environmental protections on public lands, raise energy costs, and roll back President Biden’s historic action to combat climate change.
“The Republican H.R. 1 puts polluters over… Read more »
West Palm Beach, FL – Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement after Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature passed a bill allowing individuals to carry concealed, loaded weapons without a permit, background check, or any training.
“Guns are the number one killer of children in America,” said Rep. Frankel. “In a state where the devastating mass… Read more »
