Today, Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL), Dean of the Florida Delegation, led Florida Democrats in supporting an investigation led by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) into Mexico’s unfair trade practices that are harming Florida’s strawberry and bell pepper producers. Agriculture is central to Florida’s economy and the nation’s domestic food supply chain. The… Read more »
Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement after voting to impeach President Trump on the charge of incitement of insurrection.
“President Trump instigated a violent insurrection against the United States using baseless claims of election fraud to rile up his supporters, with deadly consequences. He charged up a mob to attack the Capitol to stop the Congress from fulfilling… Read more »
Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement after a Joint Session of Congress certified the Electoral College votes, confirming President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as the official winners of the 2020 election.
“Early this morning, Congress stood up for democracy and defended the will of the voters by certifying the results of the 2020… Read more »
Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement.
“Thank you to everyone who has reached out. I am safe, and my staff are safe,” said Rep. Frankel. “This is not who we are as a nation. What happened at the U.S. Capitol today was a tragic and un-American attack on our democracy, and a direct consequence of a President who has encouraged violence and undermined our election… Read more »
Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement after voting for the bipartisan, bicameral emergency coronavirus relief and government funding package, which passed the House this evening. Once it passes the Senate it will go to the President's desk for signature.
“The COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis have made this year painful for so many: over 315,000 families… Read more »
Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Co-Chairs Representatives Jackie Speier (CA-14), Lois Frankel (FL-21), and Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), and Vice Chairs Congresswomen Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Deb Haaland (NM-01), were joined by Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives David Cicilline (RI-01), Angie Craig (MN-02), Sharice Davids (KS-03), Sean Patrick Maloney… Read more »
Representative Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL), along with Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), and Ted Deutch (D-FL), led 62 of their colleagues in sending a letter urging House and Senate Leadership to include a funding increase for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other nutritional programs in the upcoming COVID-19 relief… Read more »
Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Co-Chairs Congresswomen Jackie Speier (CA-14), Lois Frankel (FL-21), and Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), and Vice Chairs Congresswomen Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Deb Haaland (NM-01) issued the following statement calling on Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie to resign following an Office of Inspector General report entitled, “Senior VA Officials’… Read more »
Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Co-Chairs Congresswomen Brenda L. Lawrence (MI-14), Jackie Speier (CA-14) and Lois Frankel (FL-21), and Vice Chairs Congresswomen Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Deb Haaland (NM-01) issued the following statement condemning the misogynistic Wall Street Journal Op-Ed targeting Dr. Jill Biden.
“Unfortunately, the constant stream of misogynistic attacks… Read more »
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, held a hearing today to examine the Hyde Amendment, a legislative rider originally included in the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies spending bill in fiscal year 1976.
The Hyde Amendment denies Medicaid coverage on… Read more »
