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Rep. Frankel Statement on Florida State Legislature’s Proposed 15-Week Abortion Plan

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West Palm Beach, FL – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) released the following statement after Florida state lawmakers filed a bill that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks. “The deeply personal decision of whether and when to bring a child into this world should be in the hands of people and persons they trust, not the politicians,” said Rep.…

Rep. Frankel Statement on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Arguments at U.S. Supreme Court

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Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) released the following statement as the Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments for Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case that will provide a major test for whether the U.S. Supreme Court will continue to uphold 50 years of precedent defending the constitutional right to abortion. “Everyone deserves the freedom…

Rep. Frankel Statement on Supreme Court Hearing Oral Arguments Over Texas Abortion Law

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Washington, DC – Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-21), released the following statement as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the merits of the Texas abortion law, S.B. 8. “Today’s arguments before the Supreme Court will have a dramatic impact on the lives of millions of Americans,” said Rep. Frankel. “The Texas law was written to intentionally undermine the judicial…

Rep. Frankel Statement on Federal Judge Blocking Enforcement of Texas Abortion Law

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West Palm Beach, FL – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) released the following statement after U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pittman granted the U.S. Department of Justice’s request to halt enforcement of S.B. 8, the recently-enacted Texas law that bans nearly all abortions in the state. “The Texas abortion law empowers anti-abortion bounty hunters to exert control over…

Rep. Frankel Statement on Biden Administration’s Reversal of Harmful Title X Rule

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West Palm Beach, FL – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services reversed a harmful Trump-era policy that cut off Title X funding from health care providers who offer abortion services or refer patients for abortion. This new rule re-instates critical funding for clinics like Planned Parenthood and the…

Rep. Frankel Statement on House Passage of the Women’s Health Protection Act

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West Palm Beach, FL – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) released the following statement after the House passed the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would protect access to safe legal abortion care, regardless of where a person lives. “The decision of whether, if, and when to become a parent is one of the most personal life decisions we can make, and it’s a decision that…

Rep. Frankel Statement on Passage of Build Back Better Budget Resolution

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Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) released the following statement after voting to advance President Biden’s Build Back Better Plan. “Today’s vote paves the way for President Biden’s Build Back Better plan, a transformative agenda that will deliver more jobs, tax cuts for working families, and lower costs for everyday Americans,” said Rep. Frankel. “The legislation…

Frankel Announces Inclusion of Community Projects in House Funding Package

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Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-21), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced the inclusion of nine important local community projects in the first Fiscal Year 2022 spending package, which passed the House by a vote of 219 to 208. “I’m pleased we were able to secure robust one-time funding for a diverse array of programs in Palm Beach County to deliver healthcare…

Democratic Women’s Caucus Celebrates President Biden Signing Urgently Needed COVID Relief Package into Law

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Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Co-Chairs Congresswomen Jackie Speier (CA-14), Lois Frankel (FL-21), and Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), and Vice Chairs Congresswomen Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Deb Haaland (NM-01) lauded the signing into law of the American Rescue Plan Act, landmark, life-saving legislation that will provide urgently-needed resources to defeat the COVID-19 virus and…

Rep. Frankel Statement on Final Passage of Historic COVID Relief Legislation

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Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-21), released the following statement after the American Rescue Plan Act passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 220 to 211. “After the past year of stress and hardship on millions of people caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress has passed President Biden’s historic American Rescue Plan that will save lives and livelihoods. It will…