Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) offered an amendment to the House Defense appropriations bill last night that would add investments to Israel’s Iron Dome and Arrow missile defense systems. Frankel’s amendment would invest an additional $20 million in funding for Israel’s Iron Dome defense system and $5 million for their Arrow defense system to bolster protection against short and long-range missile attacks. Frankel’s amendment was defeated 192-231. Please find her House floor speech as delive... Read more

Congresswoman Lois Frankel joined a bipartisan letter today spearheaded by the Democratic Israel Working Group and Republican Israel Group in support of President Obama’s trip to Israel on Wednesday. Frankel, who serves on the House Foreign Affairs Middle East Subcommittee, reasserts with Republican and Democratic colleagues that Israel is “our most important ally in the Middle East.” The letter also emphasizes: “We must continue to protect Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge and support Israel’s... Read more

Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) today was appointed to the Foreign Affairs subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa. “I look forward to taking on the complicated and urgent issues of the Middle East, with a focus on ensuring the security of Israel,” Congresswoman Lois Frankel said. Frankel will join her district neighbor Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), the ranking Member on the subcommittee, to address issues including: the U.S.-Israel relationship, Iran’s nuclear program, the afterma... Read more