Washington, D.C. – Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement after voting for a civil contempt resolution for Attorney General Barr and former White House Counsel Don McGahn, which passed the House:
“At every turn, the Trump Administration has stonewalled Congress from conducting meaningful oversight into the corruption and abuses uncovered in the Mueller Report.… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Lois Frankel (D-FL-21) and Susan W. Brooks (R-IN-05), joined by 75 Members of Congress, sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging him to ensure that women are included in Afghan peace negotiations and that any agreement protects Afghan women’s rights.
During recent discussions between the U.S. and the Taliban… Read more »
West Palm Beach, FL – Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement after Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s press conference on the conclusion of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election:
“We know without a doubt that Russia interfered in our 2016 elections and will keep up their attempts to meddle in our democracy. Today, Special… Read more »
West Palm Beach, FL – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) announced the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is awarding five grants, a total of $85,000, to local cultural institutions to support programming.
“Arts and culture enrich our lives and propel our economy. The grants awarded to these deserving institutions will help them reach out to our diverse population,”… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the recent passage of restrictive anti-choice state laws in Alabama, Georgia and Missouri, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and U.S. Representatives Judy Chu (CA-27), Lois Frankel (FL-21), and Marcia Fudge (OH-11) joined leading women’s health advocates to announce introduction of the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA),… Read more »
Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-21), a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee that wrote the legislation, released the following statement upon passage of the Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies funding bill for Fiscal Year 2020 out of the House Appropriations Committee.
“Every day, millions of Floridians depend on our state’s beautiful natural ecosystem… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC– Last night, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (D-FL-21) and Congressman Scott Perry’s (R-PA-10) bipartisan resolution to denounce female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and recognize it as a human rights violation against women and girls was passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. The resolution, which has 28 additional co-sponsors, also urges the U.S. and… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-21) released the following statement after helping pass the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies funding bill for Fiscal Year 2020 out of the Appropriations Committee.
During yesterday’s markup, Rep. Frankel fiercely took on the Republican attempt to cut off women’s access to health care around the world and limit… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement after the Florida congressional delegation was briefed by the FBI on the Russian government’s attempts to interfere in Florida during the 2016 presidential election:
“The FBI briefing brought home again the irrefutable fact that Russia interfered in our 2016 presidential election, including the attempted… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement based on recent reports that the Trump administration plans to move migrants from camps along the U.S. border to Palm Beach and Broward counties:
“Immigrants play a valuable role in American society and folks seeking refuge should be treated with dignity. By threatening to move migrants from the border to… Read more »
