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Rep. Frankel Statement on Deal Reached to Temporarily End Shutdown

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West Palm Beach, FL – Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement after a deal was reached to move forward with legislation to temporarily reopen the government:   “For 35 days, the country has heard heartbreaking stories from Americans impacted by the irresponsible and unnecessary Trump shutdown. I thank our government workers for continuing to work through…

Frankel Bill to Empower Women Worldwide is Signed into Law

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WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Today, the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment (WEEE) Act was signed into law. This bipartisan legislation, authored in the House by Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL) and former Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), will help break down gender-related barriers to economic growth and supports women-led enterprises in developing…

Rep. Frankel Statement on Trump’s Tuesday Evening Address

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West Palm Beach, FL – Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement ahead of President Trump’s planned televised address this evening:   “I hope Mr. Trump will finally tell the truth – the only national emergency is the government shutdown he has created, which has left 800,000 Americans without pay, and the humanitarian crisis at the border that has been fueled…

Rep. Frankel Statement After Trump’s Televised Address about the Shutdown and Border

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West Palm Beach, FL – Tonight, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s televised address to the national regarding the shutdown and southern border:   “Tonight, we witnessed Donald Trump use the Oval Office as a prop to spew exaggerations and untruths about what he calls a crisis at our southern border. In his quest for an…

Rep. Frankel Statement on Trump Shutdown

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Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement after the federal government shut down at midnight: “Taking orders from conservative talk host pundits, Donald Trump has driven us into a reckless government shutdown as most Americans prepare for the holidays. The President said that he’s “proud” to shut down the government, threatening our…

Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act Heads to President’s Desk

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Washington, D.C. – The Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act passed the House today, moving the bill to the White House. The bipartisan legislation, authored in the House by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL), Co-Chair of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues, will help break down gender-related barriers…

Congressmembers Introduce Reproductive Rights Are Human Rights Act

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Legislation would require the State Department to restore its practice of including reproductive rights in annual report after its exclusion in 2017 by the Trump administration WASHINGTON, DC – Today, on International Human Rights Day and the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Ranking Member Nita Lowey, Democratic…

Reps. Frankel, Speier, Lawrence, Kuster Call on Sec. DeVos to Rescind Title IX Proposed Rules

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Washington, DC – Today, the leadership of the Democratic Women’s Working Group (DWWG), Representatives Jackie Speier (CA-14), Lois Frankel (FL-21), and Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), as well as Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) and 76 of their House colleagues sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos condemning her recently proposed rule for Title IX of the Education…

Frankel, Chair of Democratic Women’s Working Group, Congratulates Newly Elected Women

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 WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21), Chair of the Democratic Women’s Working Group (DWWG), made the following statement regarding the midterm election, where a record-breaking number of women were elected to the U.S. Congress. “Congratulations and a warm welcome to at least 35 Democratic women newly elected to Congress. From veterans, medical professionals,…