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Reps. Frankel and Meeks Condemn Trump EO Eliminating USAGM

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Washington, DC – Representatives Lois Frankel, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP), and Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement condemning President Trump’s Executive Order dismantling the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM),…

Rep. Frankel, Ranking Member of the National Security, Department of State Appropriations Subcommittee Statement on Termination of USAID Programs

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Washington, DC – In response to Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s announcement that the Trump Administration will eliminate 83 percent of USAID programs, followed by a briefing from Acting Deputy USAID Administrator Pete Marocco, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22), Ranking Member of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) Appropriations Subcommittee, released…

Democratic Members of National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Subcommittee Issue Letter to Secretary Rubio Following Massive USAID Cuts

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Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22), Ranking Member of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) Appropriations Subcommittee, along with Subcommittee members Reps. Grace Meng (NY-06), Norma Torres (CA-35), and Mike Quigley (IL-05), issued a letter to Secretary of State Marcio Rubio requesting detailed information regarding the status of…

Global HER Act Filed in House and Senate

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Washington, DC – This week in the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22), Ranking Member of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) Appropriations Subcommittee, Reps. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Ami Bera (CA-06), Grace Meng (NY-06), and Norma Torres (CA-35) introduced the Global Health, Empowerment, and Rights (HER) Act.…

Rep. Frankel Urges Resumption of Foreign Assistance During State Department Review of Programs

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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22), Ranking Member of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement urging the resumption of foreign assistance in response to the Trump Administration’s Executive Order freezing nearly all U.S. foreign assistance programs funded by the State…

Rep. Frankel Statement on Trump Administration Withdrawing U.S. from the World Health Organization

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Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22), Ranking Member of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order intending to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO). “Stepping away from the World Health Organization (WHO)…

Rep. Frankel Statement on Trump Administration Withdrawing U.S. from Paris Climate Agreement

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Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22), Ranking Member of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, a legally binding international treaty on climate change that is signed by…

Rep. Frankel Observes Holocaust Remembrance Day, Marks 80th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation, Introduces Bipartisan Resolution

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West Palm Beach, FL – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement in solemn recognition of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. “Today, as we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we pause to honor the memory of six…

Reinstatement of Global Gag Rule Threatens Health and Safety of Women Worldwide

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Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22), Ranking Member of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) Appropriations Subcommittee issued the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order reinstating the Global Gag Rule, a policy that prevents foreign organizations receiving U.S. global health assistance from…

Rep. Frankel Statement as Israel, Hamas Reach Agreement for Return of the Hostages, Ceasefire

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Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement after Israel and Hamas reached an agreement for a 42-day ceasefire along with the release of 33 hostages. The deal lays the groundwork for an eventual permanent end in fighting and the release of every remaining hostage, including Americans, in Hamas captivity. “The news that Israel and Hamas have…