Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement after a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County, Florida. Frankel’s district is just north of Broward County.
“This is so sad, almost beyond words. It is even more shocking when it hits so close to home. I am thankful for the brave first responders. My foremost… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement after voting against the budget deal.
"I appreciate the bipartisan effort of Senate Democrats and Republicans to craft a budget. But without a firm commitment in the House to protect the nearly 700,000 innocent DREAMers who are in desperate danger of deportation, my vote is no."
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WASHINGTON, DC — House lawmakers passed sexual harassment reform legislation today that includes a Congressional accountability measure based on a bill filed by U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) which requires sexual harassment cases to be automatically referred to the Ethics Committee, helping lift the shroud of secrecy cloaking settlements.
U.S. Rep. Lois… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement after voting against the Republicans’ fifth short-term funding bill this fiscal year.
“Continued stopgap funding is irresponsible. We need a long term bipartisan agreement that meets the needs of the American people, one that tackles pressing issues like caring for our veterans, fighting the… Read more »
West Palm Beach, FL – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement after President Trump and the House Intelligence Committee Republicans released a classified memo containing information related to the Russia investigation:
“This is a deliberate and desperate effort by Donald Trump and the Republicans to undermine Special Counsel Robert Mueller's… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – In solidarity with the #MeToo movement, several Members of Congress, including Reps. Lois Frankel (FL-21), Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), Jackie Speier (CA-14), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Ann McLane Kuster (NH-02), Susan Davis (CA-53), Katherine Clark (MA-05), and Mike Quigley (IL-05), will bring sexual harassment survivors and advocates as guests to President Trump’s State… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement after the Trump Administration refused to implement Congressionally-mandated sanctions on Russian defense and intelligence entities. These sanctions were enacted in response to Russia’s meddling in the 2016 elections.
“By failing to impose new sanctions, President Trump is letting Putin get… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Senate unanimously passed the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017. The House passed this legislation last night, by a vote of 406-3. Congresswoman Lois Frankel (D-FL) and Congresswoman Susan W. Brooks (R-IN), Co-Chairs of bipartisan Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, introduced companion legislation… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s first State of the Union address:
“Tonight’s speech was full of fake news. Mr. Trump took credit for Obama’s strong economy, while bragging about throwing millions of Americans off health care and proposing a cruel, foolish immigration policy. Incredulously, he called for… Read more »
WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) announced that Laura Germino, co-founder of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, will be her guest for President Trump’s first State of the Union address on Tuesday, January 30 in Washington, DC.
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is a worker-based human rights organization headquartered in Florida focused on supporting… Read more »
