Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Co-Chairs Reps. Jackie Speier (CA-14), Lois Frankel (FL-21), and Brenda L. Lawrence (MI-14); Vice Chairs Reps. Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Deb Haaland (NM-01); and Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin (MI-08) hosted a virtual roundtable today to discuss Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ final Title IX rule that guts protections for student survivors of sexual… Read more »
Today, Reps. Lois Frankel (FL-21), Ted Deutch (FL-22), and Alcee Hastings (FL-20) issued the following statement ahead of the Palm Beach County Commission’s vote tomorrow on requiring people to wear masks in public to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
“As COVID-19 cases continue to spike in Florida, we again urge the Palm Beach County Commission to require mask wearing in locations… Read more »
Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement in response to state data showing that Florida added a record 4,049 new coronavirus cases in a single day. 390 new cases were reported in Palm Beach County, bringing the total to 10,506 confirmed cases.
“With COVID-19 increasing at an alarming pace, everyone must do their part to stop its transmission. The county commission… Read more »
Today, Reps. Lois Frankel (FL-21), Ted Deutch (FL-22), and Alcee Hastings (FL-20) sent a letter to the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners urging them to follow national best practices to help stop the spread of COVID-19 by requiring masks to be worn in all essential indoor establishments.
On Monday, Florida recorded nearly 2,800 new COVID-19 cases, the highest number of new… Read more »
Today, Co-Chairs of the Democratic Women’s Caucus 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-1) released the attached letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell urging immediate Senate action on the HEROES Act, legislation that impacts women and their families,… Read more »
Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-21) led members of Florida’s congressional delegation in sending a letter to Governor Ron DeSantis urging him to take action to fix failures in Florida’s unemployment system which is preventing partially unemployed Floridians from receiving benefits.
The letter states in part, “In Florida, like most of the country, we have seen massive unemployment and… Read more »
Leaders of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, and Democratic Women’s Caucus released the following statement today condemning the finalized Trump administration rule that rolls back Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which protects… Read more »
Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled that federal law bars workplace discrimination against LGBTQ employees.
“No one should live in fear of losing their job because of who they love or who they are,” said Rep. Frankel. “This monumental ruling affirms workplace discrimination protections for LGBTQ Americans, stopping employers from… Read more »
West Palm Beach, FL - Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement after Governor DeSantis announced a plan to fully reopen Florida’s K-12 schools in Fall 2020.
“We all want our children to safely return to school so they may learn and parents can go back to work. The number of COVID-19 cases in a community and readiness should be the key factors as to whether schools… Read more »
Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement after Congressional Democrats introduced the Justice in Policing Act, a new, transformative police reform proposal that addresses police brutality and racial injustice.
“America is experiencing a moment of national anguish, as we grieve for those killed by police brutality and racial injustice. Our police should be… Read more »
