Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mark Takano (D-Calif.) released the following statement after the Committee passed its portion of the American Rescue Plan, the A.N.S. to Committee Print—Providing for reconciliation to S. Con. Res. 5, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2021 from Chairman Takano.
“As Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’… Read more »
Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-21) released the following statement after being appointed to serve on the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs for the 117th Congress.
“As a mother of a proud U.S. Marine War veteran, taking care of our brave men and women in and out of uniform is personal for me, and I am honored to have been selected for this new committee assignment,” said Rep. Frankel.… Read more »
Today, 54 Members, led by Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Co-Chairs Congresswomen Jackie Speier (CA-14), Lois Frankel (FL-21), and Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), Vice Chair Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) sent a letter calling on President Biden to include $100 billion in reconciliation packages to not only stabilize child care for families and… Read more »
Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement after President Joe Biden signed a Presidential Memorandum reviewing the Trump Administration’s Title X gag rule and reversing the global gag rule, both of which harmed women’s access to health care in the United States and around the globe.
“Thank you, President Joe Biden, for saving lives and boosting the health of women in our… Read more »
Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Co-Chairs Congresswomen Lois Frankel (FL-21), Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), and Jackie Speier (CA-14), and Vice Chairs Congresswomen Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Deb Haaland (NM-01) released the following statements after President Joe Biden signed a Presidential Memorandum to review the Title X gag rule and reverse the global gag rule, which has harmed… Read more »
Today, Representatives Lois Frankel (FL-21), Ted Deutch (FL-22), Alcee Hastings (FL-20), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Kathy Castor (FL-14), Al Lawson (FL-05), Darren Soto (FL-09), Charlie Crist (FL-13), and Val Demings (FL-10) sent a letter to Governor Ron DeSantis outlining concerns on the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in the state, and providing recommendations for the… Read more »
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 »
