The leadership of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, Co-Chairs Lois Frankel (FL-21), Brenda L. Lawrence (MI-14), Jackie Speier (CA-14), and Vice Chairs Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Deb Haaland (NM-01) sent a letter on Friday to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy calling for funds and policies that address the urgent needs of women and their families in a supplemental… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-21), member of the House Appropriations Committee, questioned Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on the Trump administration’s cruel Title X gag rule during a subcommittee hearing on the department’s Fiscal Year 2021 budget request.
During the hearing, Rep. Frankel asked Secretary Azar a series of questions on the… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-21) took to the House floor to speak in support of H. J. Res. 79, a resolution to remove the arbitrary deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
The resolution passed the House by a vote of 232 to 183, and now awaits action in the Senate.
Below are Rep. Frankel’s remarks as delivered:
“Thank you, Madam… Read more »
Washington, DC — For the first time in over 20 years, the House Energy and Commerce Committee today held a hearing on proactive legislation to defend access to abortion. The hearing was centered on H.R. 2975, the Women’s Health Protection Act, legislation introduced by U.S. Representative Judy Chu (CA-27) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), along with Senator Tammy… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s State of the Union address:
“The American people deserve more than a speech filled with untruths. The President said he will defend people with pre-existing conditions, but he is in federal court trying to overturn the Affordable Care Act. He made… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement following the release of the Trump Administration’s harmful Medicaid block grant guidance:
“The Trump Administration just struck another devastating blow to health care for people across the country. Their harmful Medicaid block grant guidance would deny Americans the care they need… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Lois Frankel (D-FL-21), Susan W. Brooks (R-IN-05), Nita Lowey (D-NY-17) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) celebrated the passage of the Keeping Girls in School Act, which they introduced last year, to support the educational empowerment of girls globally. The legislation now goes to the Senate, where a companion bill was introduced by… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-21) issued the following statement after voting for a collection of funding bills for FY 2020:
“This bipartisan funding deal makes many For The People investments, including robust funding for hard-working families through early learning programs, medical research, and veteran’s education, and makes smart investments in our… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Co-Chairs of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Representatives Brenda L. Lawrence (MI-14), Lois Frankel (FL-21) and Jackie Speier (CA-14), Vice Chairs Representatives Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Deb Haaland (NM-01), and House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Co-Chair Debbie Dingell (MI-12) led 84 Congresswomen in a letter demanding Senate Majority… Read more »
By Rep. Lois Frankel, The Hill
“[Countries] should take all appropriate measures to ensure, on a basis of equality of men and women, universal access to health-care services, including those related to reproductive health care, which includes family planning and sexual health.”
— International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action (1994)
For women to lead… Read more »
