Washington, DC – Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement after attending Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress.
“Make no mistake, Israel and the Jewish people are under multiple threats. As Hamas’s brutal war continues and the menace of Iran and its other proxies persist, so does the explosion of antisemitism around… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22), released the following statement after voting in favor of a House measure that would send aid to Israel as our ally works to defeat Hamas.
“From Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran and its other proxies, Israel continues to face threats to her very existence,” said Rep. Frankel. “I thank President Biden and my colleagues in… Read more »
Washington, DC – Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22) is joining like-minded colleagues in calling on Speaker Mike Johnson to bring the Senate-passed supplemental foreign aid package to the floor for an immediate vote on Monday, which includes $14.1 billion for Israel to fund its defense efforts. Over the weekend, the Iranian regime staged an unprecedented direct attack on… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Lois Frankel (D-FL-22), Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL-26), Kathy Manning (D-NC-06), and Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02) introduced a House Resolution to forcefully condemn Hamas’s use of rape and sexual violence as weapons of war on and since October 7th.
“Our bipartisan resolution says it loud and clear: rape and sexual violence are crimes against humanity and… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22), released the following statement after voting in favor of a resolution to condemn rising antisemitism on college campuses and the December 5th testimonies from university presidents who failed to clearly state that calls for the genocide of Jews constitute harassment and violate their institutions’ codes of… Read more »
Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22), released the following statement after attending Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s address to a Joint Session of Congress.
“Today, I was proud to attend Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s address to a Joint Session of Congress where he was welcomed with enthusiasm by the bipartisan, bicameral audience. He received generous standing ovations as he… Read more »
With Key Frankel Provisions Included, State, Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill Heads to House Floor for Final Passage
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-21), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after helping pass the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies funding bill for Fiscal Year 2023 out of the… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Lois Frankel (D-FL-21), Joe Wilson (R-SC-02), Ted Deutch (D-FL-22), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12), Jim McGovern (D-MA-02), and Chris Smith (R-NJ-04) released the following statement after their bipartisan bill to award Benjamin Ferencz—the last living Nuremberg prosecutor—a Congressional Gold Medal passed the House of Representatives.
“It is an honor to… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-21), released the following statement commemorating Yom HaShoah, also known as Holocaust Remembrance Day.
“Today, on Yom HaShoah, we remember the six million Jewish men, women, and children that were murdered during the Holocaust,” said Rep. Frankel. “I’m also thinking of survivors like Piotr, who at age 16 fled Ukraine to… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, in an act of unanimity, all 25 Jewish Democratic Members of Congress issued the following statement in response to reported comments made by Amnesty International USA’s executive director. The statement was issued jointly by Reps. Auchincloss, Bonamici, Cicilline, Cohen, Deutch, Frankel, Gottheimer, Jacobs, Levin (CA), Levin (MI), Lowenthal, Luria, Manning,… Read more »
