Congresswoman Lois Frankel signed the bipartisan Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) conference report today, after the House/Senate conference committee came to an agreement on major legislation authorizing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to proceed on important water projects across the country. Historically, Congress has passed this legislation every two years, but… Read more »

Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) and Congressman Patrick Murphy (FL-18) met today with U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to discuss issues facing South Florida, and the Treasure Coast, in regards to the pending All Aboard Florida (AAF) project.  The rail proposal would link Miami and Orlando, with stops in between in West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale. “I… Read more »

Today Congresswoman Lois Frankel advocated for South Florida priorities – Port Everglades expansion and Everglades Restoration – as negotiations got underway on a final Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA). Frankel, a member of the Transportation & Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment, has a seat at the table as the House-Senate Conference… Read more »

Congresswoman Lois Frankel joined today, with colleagues on both sides of the aisle, to pass the bi-partisan Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) out of the House of Representatives. As a member of the Transportation & Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment, the committee that generated the bill, Frankel worked with Democrats and Republicans… Read more »

Plans to expand Port Everglades and generate 7,000 new South Florida jobs could get a major boost in Congress on Wednesday, paving the way for federal spending to help attract gigantic cargo and cruise ships that pass through a widened Panama Canal. Businesses and job-seekers throughout the region are expected to benefit from a burst of ship traffic, which would set off economic ripples… Read more »

Congresswoman Lois Frankel helped pass the bipartisan Water Resources Reform Development Act (WRRDA) today out of the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, which she serves on. Through WRRDA, Congress authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to carry out its missions to dredge our ports, renourish our beaches and restore important environmental ecosystems like the… Read more »

Congresswoman Lois Frankel welcomed the news today from Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood that the Boca Raton Airport control tower will remain open through the end of the fiscal year September 30.  The Boca Airport control tower had been facing risk of closure June 15 along with almost 150 air traffic control towers around the country. “This is an important… Read more »

After the FAA announced on Friday that it would delay the planned closure of 149 air traffic control towers including at Boca Raton Airport until June 15, Congresswoman Lois Frankel released the following statement: “This is welcome news that Boca Raton Airport will have more time to find a temporary fix to avoid the closing of its control tower.  There are both safety and economic… Read more »

Congressman Ted Deutch and Congresswoman Lois Frankel released the following statement after the FAA announced today that the Boca Airport control tower will close effective April 7, due to across-the-board budget cuts known as the sequester: “We’ve made several requests to the FAA and Department of Transportation urging them to keep the control tower at Boca Raton Airport open. We’re… Read more »

Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) today was appointed to the Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittees on Highways and Transit, Water Resources and the Environment, and the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. “Transportation drives South Florida’s economy and that’s why I am so eager to work to: create jobs; invest in roads, bridges and transit; protect the Everglades and our… Read more »